A compound of flue + work
Proto-Germanic *flōaną ‘to flow’
Proto-West Germanic *flōan ‘to flow’
Old English flōwan ‘to flow’
Middle English flowen ‘to spout or trickle’
English flue
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
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Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc ‘labor’
Middle English work
English work
Today it means
noun A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
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