Where does “wreathwork” come from?

wreathwork (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.

wreathwork (English): resembling a wreath

Definitions

  1. resembling a wreath

Ancestry of “wreathwork”, step by step

wreathwork 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 wreath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwreathSomething twisted, intertwined, or curled; An...
2Middle Englishwreth—
3Old English*wreoþa—
4West Germanic*wriþō—
5Germanic*wriþô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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