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Originally Posted by Freeshadow
Anke, have you looked for both alternatives?
fletcher would be a basket- or an arrow maker
nicht nur "flechten", sondern auch (pfeile) befiedern
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Do you have a reliable source for the idea that "fletcher" has anything to do with baskets?
Everywhere I look, "fletcher" means "someone who makes arrows (and/or possibly bows)". It refers to the feather vanes, called fletchings...
Nothing to do with "flechten" that I can find. Korbflechten is "basket weaving".
But while looking up the definition I came across the "arrowsmith" as a synonym/definition, and "Pfeilschmidt" does exist as a German last name, so, yeah, my gut feeling was wrong.
Hobby language nerd, don't mind me.