Where does “stitchwork” come from?

stitchwork (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.

stitchwork (English): Work produced by stitching

Definitions

  1. Work produced by stitching

Ancestry of “stitchwork”, step by step

stitchwork 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 stitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstitchA single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or...
2Middle Englishsticchen—
3Old Englishstiċċan—
4Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →