Where does “crowdworker” come from?

crowdworker (English) comes from English crowd, from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt- — to push; press.

crowdworker (English): Any of the individuals who contribute part of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of the individuals who contribute part of the...

Ancestry of “crowdworker”, step by step

crowdworker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crowd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrowdTo press forward; to advance by pushing; To press...
2Middle EnglishcroudenTo move a means or form of transport; To cram; to...
3Old Englishcrūdanto press
4Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
5Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press

via English worker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworkerA person who performs labor for a living,...
2Middle Englishwerkere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewt-
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