Where does “hull work” come from?

hull work (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.

hull work (English): The design, construction, maintenance, or repair of a vessel's outer shell or main body (the hull)

Definitions

  1. The design, construction, maintenance, or repair of a vessel's outer shell or main body (the hull)

Ancestry of “hull work”, step by step

hull work 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 Hull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHullA placename
2Middle Englishhulseed covering
3Old Englishhuluseed covering
4Proto-Germanichul-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →