Where does “hurdlework” come from?

hurdlework (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.

hurdlework (English): A work built in the manner of a hurdle

Definitions

  1. A work built in the manner of a hurdle

Ancestry of “hurdlework”, step by step

hurdlework 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 hurdle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurdleAn artificial barrier, variously constructed,...
2Middle EnglishhurdelAlternative form of hirdel
3Old Englishhyrdela frame made of intertwined twigs or bars; hurdle
4Proto-Germanichurdizwickerwork door or frame, hurdle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥h₂tis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-