English
job
Origin unknown. Job comes from the phrase jobbe of work ‘piece of work’, of uncertain origin.
The story
Perhaps from a variant of Middle English gobbe (‘mass, lump’); or perhaps related to Middle English jobben (‘to jab, thrust, peck’), or Middle English choppe (‘piece, bargain’).
Today it means
noun A task.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / job