Where does “paintwork” come from?

paintwork (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.

paintwork (English): The painted surface of a car, building, etc

Definitions

  1. The painted surface of a car, building, etc

Ancestry of “paintwork”, step by step

paintwork 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 paint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaintA substance that is applied as a liquid or paste,...
2Middle EnglishpeyntenTo draw or paint depict in visual art
3Old Frenchpeint—
4Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
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