Where does “beadwork” come from?
Beadwork comes from English bead combined with work, which derives from Middle English werk, Old English wyrċan, Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, and Proto-Indo-European wreg-, meaning to turn or twist.
beadwork (English): Decorative work involving beads
Definitions
- Decorative work involving beads
Ancestry of “beadwork”, step by step
beadwork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bead | Prayer, later especially with a rosary; Each in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | bēde | prayer, request, supplication, order, command,... |
| 3 | Old English | gebed | prayer, religious observance |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gabed | prayer |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |