Etymograph

English

tapemaker

From tape + maker.

A compound of tape + maker

Old English tæppa ‘ribbon, tape’

Middle English tape

English tape

Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’

Middle English maken ‘to make or create’

Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’

English maker

Today it means

noun A manufacturer of tapes.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tapemaker”. 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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