English

heatwork

heat + work

A compound of heat + work

Proto-Indo-European *keHy- ‘heat’

Proto-Germanic *haitį̄

Proto-West Germanic *haitī

Old English hǣtu

Middle English hete ‘heat’

English heat

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 combined effect of temperature and time, in processes such as ceramic firing and glass and metal annealing.

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