Where does “scythework” come from?

scythework (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.

scythework (English): The work of cutting with a scythe

Definitions

  1. The work of cutting with a scythe

Ancestry of “scythework”, step by step

scythework 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 scythe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscytheAn instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by...
2Middle Englishsythescythe
3Old Englishsīþe—
4Proto-Germanicsegiþō-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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