Where does “stumpwork” come from?

stumpwork (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.

stumpwork (English): A style of embroidery where the stitched figures...

Definitions

  1. A style of embroidery where the stitched figures...

Ancestry of “stumpwork”, step by step

stumpwork 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 stump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstumpThe remains of something that has been cut off;...
2Middle Englishstumpe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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