Where does “timberwork” come from?

timberwork (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.

timberwork (English): Work made of timbers

Definitions

  1. Work made of timbers

Ancestry of “timberwork”, step by step

timberwork 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 timber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtimberTrees in a forest regarded as a source of wood;...
2Middle Englishtymber—
3Old Englishtimbertimber; a building; the act of building
4Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →