Sawmanship
/ˈsɔː.mən.ʃɪp/noun
Skill or experience in operating or handling a saw.
Did you know?The first element, saw, goes back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to cut” or “saw,” while the second element, -manship, is an old English abstract suffix that turns a craft into an identity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sek-
“to cut”
Old English
OE
sagu
“a saw, a cutting tool”
Old English
OE
-scipe
“state, condition, office; later a suffix for skill or craft”
Middle English
ME
saweship / sawmanship
“skill in using a saw; the craft of a sawyer”
Modern English
English
sawmanship
“skill or experience in operating or handling a saw”