Where does “bobbinwork” come from?

bobbinwork (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.

bobbinwork (English): Work woven with bobbins

Definitions

  1. Work woven with bobbins

Ancestry of “bobbinwork”, step by step

bobbinwork 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 bobbin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbobbinA spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled;...
2Frenchbobinebobbin; reel, spool; drum
3Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →