An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Handwerk

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2525903An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — HandwerkJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Handwerk, neuter, ‘handicraft, trade, guild,’ from Middle High German hantwerc, neuter, ‘manual labour,’ but in the Middle High German period confused with antwerc, neuter, ‘tool, machine,’ whence the meaning ‘any vocation requiring the use of tools’ was developed.