English

gemwork

From gem + work.

A compound of gem + work

Latin gemma ‘a swelling bud’

Middle English gemme

English gem

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 ornamentation with gems; jewellery

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