Where does “guitarwork” come from?

guitarwork (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.

guitarwork (English): The technically accomplished playing of a guitar

Definitions

  1. The technically accomplished playing of a guitar

Ancestry of “guitarwork”, step by step

guitarwork 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 guitar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguitarA stringed musical instrument, of European...
2Spanishguitarraguitar
3Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
4Arabicقِيثَارَة—
5Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
6Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →