Etymograph

English

sailmaking

From sail + making.

A compound of sail + making

Proto-Germanic *seglą

Proto-West Germanic *segl

Old English seġl

Middle English saile

English sail

Old English macung

Middle English making

English making

Today it means

noun The occupation of making sails.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sailmaking”. 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.

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