English
toolbuildertoolbuilder
From tool + builder.
A compound of tool + builder
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to tie to, secure’
Proto-Germanic *tōlą ‘tool’
Old English tōl ‘tool’
Middle English tool ‘a tool’
English tool
Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan
Old English bytlan ‘to build’
Middle English bylden ‘to erect, build, or create’
Middle English byldere ‘a builder’
English builder
Today it means
noun A manufacturer of tools.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “toolbuilder”. 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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