English
griefwork
From grief + work.
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
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Proto-Italic *gʷraus ‘heavy’
Latin gravis ‘heavy, grievous, sad’
Old French grief ‘grave, heavy, grievous, sad’
Middle English greef
English grief
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 Counseling intended to help somebody overcome grief.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / griefwork