English
toolsmithing
From tool + smithing.
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to tie to, secure’
Proto-Germanic *tōlą ‘tool’
Old English tōl ‘tool’
Middle English tool ‘a tool’
English tool
Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’
Proto-Germanic *smiþōną ‘to forge, fashion’
Old English smiþian ‘to forge: to make skillfully, especially of…’
Middle English smythen ‘to smith metal’
Middle English smethyng
English smithing
Today it means
noun The manufacture of tools.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “toolsmithing”. 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 / toolsmithing