Where does “griefwork” come from?
griefwork (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.
griefwork (English): Counseling intended to help somebody overcome...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “griefwork”, step by step
griefwork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English work
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | work | "Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to... |
| 2 | Middle English | werk | work |
| 3 | Old English | weorc | work, in various senses, including |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via English grief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grief | Suffering, hardship; Pain of mind arising from... |
| 2 | Middle English | greef | — |
| 3 | Old French | grief | pain; anguish; suffering; sad |
| 4 | Late Latin | grevis | — |
| 5 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |