-craft

See also: craft and Craft

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *krafjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *kraftuz

Proto-West Germanic *kraftu

Old English cræft

Old English -cræft

Middle English -craft

English -craft

From Middle English -craft, -creft, from Old English -cræft (“art or skill in”), from cræft (“art, skill”). More at craft.

Suffix

-craft (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -crafts)

A skill of a particular kind.
Synonym: -work

statecraft

stagecraft

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -craft (skill)

Translations

skill of a particular kind

Bulgarian: -ство/-ество n (-stvo/-estvo) (suffixed to the masculine craftsman noun), де́ло (bg) n (délo)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *krafjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *kraftuz

Proto-West Germanic *kraftu

Old English cræft

Middle English craft

English craft

English -craft

From craft (“vehicle, vessel”).

Suffix

-craft (noun-forming suffix, plural -craft or (nonstandard) -crafts)

A vehicle of a particular type.
aircraft

hovercraft

Derived terms

Translations

vehicle of a particular type

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 3

Back-formation from Minecraft; ultimately from etymology 1 above.

Suffix

-craft (proper noun-forming suffix)

A Minecraft mod or server with a particular theme.
‎hermit + ‎-craft → ‎Hermitcraft

‎security + ‎-craft → ‎SecurityCraft

Anagrams

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