Where does “sweatshop” come from?

I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I need to flag a problem: the etymology chain provided doesn't actually support the word "sweatshop." The chain traces: English shop ← Middle English sweten ← Old English swēte ← Proto-Germanic swait- ← PIE skub-/swoyd-/sweyd- This chain etymologizes "shop" (or possibly "sweat"), but "sweatshop" is a compound noun formed from "sweat" + "shop" in English, typically dated to the late 19th century. The chain doesn't explain how these elements combined or provide the full etymology of "sweatshop" as a lexical unit. **I cannot write an accurate one-sentence etymology for "sweatshop" based on this chain** because doing so would violate the rule "State only what the chain supports. Do not invent dates, cognates, or

sweatshop (English): A factory or other place of work where pay is low...

Definitions

  1. A factory or other place of work where pay is low...

Ancestry of “sweatshop”, step by step

sweatshop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
2Middle Englishshoppe
3Old Englishsċeoppa
4Proto-Germanicskupp-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-

via English sweat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsweatFluid that exits the body through pores in the...
2Middle EnglishswetenTo make sweet, sweeten; To induce happiness; To...
3Old Englishswētanto sweeten

Words derived from “sweatshop

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skub-Every word from Proto-Germanic skupp-Every word from Old English sċeoppa