Where does “daywork” come from?

daywork (English) comes from Middle English daywork, from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-Germanic dagawerką, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

daywork (English): The work done in a day; a day's work; The amount...

Definitions

  1. The work done in a day; a day's work; The amount...

Ancestry of “daywork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdaywork—
2Old Englishdæġweorca day's work
3Proto-Germanicdagawerkąa day's work
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “daywork”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →