Where does “youthwork” come from?

youthwork (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.

youthwork (English): community support activities for older children...

Definitions

  1. community support activities for older children...

Ancestry of “youthwork”, step by step

youthwork 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 youth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyouthThe quality or state of being young; The part of...
2Middle EnglishyoutheYouth part of life following childhood
3Old Englishġeoguþthe state of being young; youth
4West Germanicjuwunþa—
5Proto-Germanicjugunþō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →