Where does “worksurface” come from?

worksurface (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.

worksurface (English): A surface, usually resting on cupboards or...

Definitions

  1. A surface, usually resting on cupboards or...

Ancestry of “worksurface”, step by step

worksurface 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 surface

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurfaceThe overside or up-side of a flat object such as...
2Middle Frenchsurface—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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