Where does “wattlework” come from?

wattlework (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.

wattlework (English): Constructions made from woven branches and twigs

Definitions

  1. Constructions made from woven branches and twigs

Ancestry of “wattlework”, step by step

wattlework 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 wattle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwattleA construction of branches and twigs woven...
2Middle Englishwattel—
3Old Englishwatelwattle construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof
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