Where does “splintwork” come from?

splintwork (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.

splintwork (English): The weaving of baskets from strips of wood, or...

Definitions

  1. The weaving of baskets from strips of wood, or...

Ancestry of “splintwork”, step by step

splintwork 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 splint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplintA narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a...
2Middle Englishsplint—
3Middle Low Germansplinte—
4Proto-Germanic*splintǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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