Where does “daywork” come from?

daywork (Middle English) comes from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-Germanic dagawerką, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “daywork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdæġweorca day's work
2Proto-Germanicdagawerkąa day's work
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “daywork”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →