Etymograph

English

toolmaking

From tool + making.

A compound of tool + making

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to tie to, secure’

Proto-Germanic *tōlą ‘tool’

Old English tōl ‘tool’

Middle English tool ‘a tool’

English tool

Old English macung

Middle English making

English making

Today it means

noun The art or craft of a toolmaker; the manufacture of tools.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “toolmaking”. 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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