noun
Meaning 1
A female artisan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
craftswoman
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English craftswoman From craft + -s- + -woman.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: حِرْفِيَّة (ḥirfiyya) — female artisan
- Chinese Mandarin: 女工匠 (nǚgōngjiàng) — female artisan
- Czech: řemeslnice — female artisan
- Dutch: vakvrouw — female artisan
- Egyptian: U24-X1-B1 (ḥmwt) — female artisan
- Finnish: käsityöläinen — female artisan
- German: Handwerkerin — female artisan
- Polish: rzemieślniczka — female artisan
- Spanish: artesana — female artisan
- Spanish: artífice — female artisan