Etymograph

English

gatchwork

From gatch + work.

A compound of gatch + work

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 Decorative work made from gatch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gatchwork