'apprenticehood' originates from Modern English, specifically formed from the noun 'apprentice' + the suffix '-hood' (meaning 'state, condition').

'apprentice' came into Middle English from Old French 'aprentiz' (or 'aprentis'), which itself traces back to Vulgar/Low Latin roots related to Latin 'apprehendere'/'apprehens-' meaning 'to take or seize'; the suffix '-hood' derives from Old English 'hād' meaning 'state, condition' and developed into the productive Modern English suffix '-hood'. These elements combined in Modern English to form 'apprenticehood'.

Initially the components conveyed 'someone taken into learning' (apprentice) and 'state/condition' (-hood); over time they fused to mean specifically 'the state or period of being an apprentice', a meaning that has remained relatively stable though the compound itself is rare.