Etymograph

English

reedmaking

From reed + making.

A compound of reed + making

Proto-West Germanic *hreud

Old English hrēod ‘a reed’

Middle English red ‘reed, flax (plant)’

English reed

Old English macung

Middle English making

English making

Today it means

noun The manufacture of reeds for musical instruments.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reedmaking”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / reedmaking