Where does “adzework” come from?

adzework (English) comes from English work, from Middle English werk, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

adzework (English): cutting work done with an adze

Definitions

  1. cutting work done with an adze

Ancestry of “adzework”, step by step

adzework traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English work

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
2Middle Englishwerkwork
3Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via English adze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadzeA cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a...
2Middle Englishadse—
3Old Englishadesaadze
4Proto-Germanicadisôadze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃edʰḗsadze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃edʰ-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →