Etymograph

English

spindlemaking

From spindle + making.

A compound of spindle + making

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pénh₁-ne-

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Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu

Old English spinl

Old English spindle

Middle English spyndel

English spindle

Old English macung

Middle English making

English making

Today it means

noun The manufacture of spindles.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “spindlemaking”. 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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