Where does “preworkshop” come from?

preworkshop (English) comes from English workshop, 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.

preworkshop (English): Before a workshop

Definitions

  1. Before a workshop

Ancestry of “preworkshop”, step by step

preworkshop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English workshop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworkshopA room, especially one which is not particularly...
2Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
3Middle Englishwerkwork
4Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵomEvery word from Proto-Germanic werką