Where does “siegework” come from?

siegework (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.

siegework (English): A temporary fort where siege guns are mounted

Definitions

  1. A temporary fort where siege guns are mounted

Ancestry of “siegework”, step by step

siegework 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 siege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsiege"Military action."; "A seat."; A place with a...
2Middle EnglishsegeA siege; an attack or assault on a walled city; A...
3Old Frenchsege—
4Vulgar Latinsedicum—
5Latinsedemaccusative singular of sēdēs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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