Where does “motionwork” come from?

motionwork (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.

motionwork (English): The moving parts of a mechanical device

Definitions

  1. The moving parts of a mechanical device

Ancestry of “motionwork”, step by step

motionwork 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 motion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmotionA state of progression from one place to another;...
2Middle Englishmocioun—
3Middle Frenchmotion—
4Latinmōtiomotion, movement
5Latinmovēre—
6Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →