English

glasswork

From glass + work.

A compound of glass + work

Proto-Germanic *glasą ‘amber’

Proto-West Germanic *glas ‘glass’

Old English glæs

Middle English glas

English glass

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 the manufacturing of glass or glassware

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

Etymograph / glasswork