English
hackwork
From hack + work.
Proto-Indo-European *keg-
Proto-Germanic *hakkōną ‘to chop’
Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn ‘to hack, chop’
Old English *haccian ‘to hack’
Middle English hacken
English hack
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 Work that is usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or following a certain formula.
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Etymograph / hackwork