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Where does “inwork” come from?

inwork (English) comes from Middle English inwork, from Old English inweorc, from Old English in-, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inwork (English): Indoor work; work done inside the home; To work...

Definitions

  1. Indoor work; work done inside the home; To work...

Ancestry of “inwork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishinwork—
2Old Englishinweorcindoor work
3Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inwork”

  • inwrought
  • inworking
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