Etymograph

English

tilemaking

From tile + making.

A compound of tile + making

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover’

…

Proto-Germanic *tigulǭ ‘tile, brick’

Proto-West Germanic *tigulā ‘tile, brick’

Old English tiġele ‘tile, brick’

Middle English tile

English tile

Old English macung

Middle English making

English making

Today it means

noun The manufacture of tiles.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tilemaking”. 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 / tilemaking

Shirt and support for this word