Where does “scutwork” come from?
scutwork (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.
scutwork (English): Tasks that are tedious and monotonous or trivial...
Definitions
- Tasks that are tedious and monotonous or trivial...
Ancestry of “scutwork”, step by step
scutwork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English work
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | work | "Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to... |
| 2 | Middle English | werk | work |
| 3 | Old English | weorc | work, in various senses, including |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via English scut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scut | A hare; a hare as the game in a hunt; A short,... |
| 2 | Middle English | scut | hare |
| 3 | Dutch | schudden | to shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schudden | to shake, to cause to move strongly back and... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | scudden | to shake, to rid oneself of |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skuddjan | to shake |