Where does “worksheet” come from?
Worksheet comes from English work, from Middle English werk, from Old English wyrċan, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wreg-.
worksheet (English): A sheet of paper or computerized document on...
Definitions
- A sheet of paper or computerized document on...
Ancestry of “worksheet”, step by step
worksheet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sheet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sheet | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a... |
| 2 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |