English
journeywork
From journey + work.
Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘sky, heaven’
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Late Latin diurnum
Vulgar Latin *diurnāta ‘the span of a day’
Old French jornee ‘day, daytime’
Middle English journe ‘a journey’
English journey
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 done by the day.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / journeywork