Where does “teamworking” come from?
teamworking (English) comes from English working, from Middle English werking, from Old English wyrċing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.
teamworking (English): Work carried out as a team
Definitions
- Work carried out as a team
Ancestry of “teamworking”, step by step
teamworking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English working
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | working | Operation; action; Method of operation; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | werking | — |
| 3 | Old English | wyrċing | working, doing |
| 4 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 5 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 6 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English team
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | team | A set of draught animals, such as two horses in... |
| 2 | Middle English | tem | Alternative form of teme; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | tēam | team; child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *taum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taumaz | a tie; tether; rope; cord; strap; leash; bridle;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | taugijaną | to stretch, draw |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |