Where does “worktable” come from?

Worktable combines English work and table, where table descends from Middle English tabil, Old French table, and Latin tabula, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.

worktable (English): A table designed for work of a specific type

Definitions

  1. A table designed for work of a specific type

Ancestry of “worktable”, step by step

worktable 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 table

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtableFurniture with a top surface to accommodate a...
2Middle EnglishtableA table; A level writing surface; Any level...
3Old Frenchtabletable
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →