Where does “formworker” come from?

formworker (English) comes from English formwork, from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

formworker (English): A laborer or workman who makes formwork

Definitions

  1. A laborer or workman who makes formwork

Ancestry of “formworker”, step by step

formworker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English formwork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformworkA temporary mould, made from planks, into which...
2EnglishformTo do with shape; To do with structure or...
3Middle Englishformefirst; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,...
4Old Englishformafirst
5Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós