English

glovework

From glove + work.

A compound of glove + work

Proto-Germanic *galōfô

Proto-West Germanic *galōfō

Old English glōf ‘a glove’

Middle English glove ‘a glove or gauntlet’

English glove

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 Fielding ability in sports such as in baseball or cricket where fielders wear gloves.

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

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