Where does “vasework” come from?

vasework (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.

vasework (English): The decorative arranging of flowers in a vase

Definitions

  1. The decorative arranging of flowers in a vase

Ancestry of “vasework”, step by step

vasework 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 VASE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVASEan exon of NCAM; it is thought to correlate with...
2Middle Frenchvasevase
3Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
4Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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