Handwerk

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from South German Handwerk. === Proper noun === Handwerk (plural Handwerks) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Handwerk is the 39717th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Handwerk is most common among White (95.48%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Handwerk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 124. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hantwerc, from Old High German hantwerc, hantwerch, from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to Hand +‎ Werk. More at handiwork. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhantvɛʁk/ === Noun === Handwerk n (strong, genitive Handwerkes or Handwerks, plural Handwerke) labour, especially of a manual type trade (skilled practice) something made by hand, handcraft ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Handwerker handwerkern handwerklich ==== Related terms ==== Handwerksbetrieb Handwerksgeselle Handwerksmeister Maurerhandwerk Metallhandwerk === Further reading === “Handwerk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Handwerk” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Handwerk” in Duden online Handwerk on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de