'law-making' originates from the combination of 'law' and 'making', where 'law' meant 'a rule or set of rules' and 'making' meant 'the process of creating or forming'.

'law-making' evolved from the Old English word 'lagu' meaning 'law' and 'macian' meaning 'to make', eventually becoming the modern English term 'law-making'.

Initially, it meant 'the creation of rules', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.