Where does “hondywerk” come from?

hondywerk (Middle English) comes from Old English handġeweorc, from Old English ġeweorc, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hondywerk (Middle English): handiwork, creation; Handwork; work done with the...

Definitions

  1. handiwork, creation; Handwork; work done with the...

Ancestry of “hondywerk”, step by step

hondywerk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English handġeweorc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhandġeweorcwork done by hand, creation
2Old Englishġeweorcwork
3Old Englishġe-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection
4Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Middle English hond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhondhand; Alternative form of hound
2Old EnglishhandA hand
3Proto-West Germanichanduhand
4SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
5Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
6Old Norsehǫndhand
7Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Middle English werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwerkwork

Words derived from “hondywerk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →