Where does “workout” come from?
Workout derives from English work, from Middle English werk, from Old English wyrċan, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wreg-.
workout (English): An exercise session; a period of physical...
Definitions
- An exercise session; a period of physical...
Ancestry of “workout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | work out | To calculate; To make sense of; To smooth or... |
Words derived from “workout”