Etymograph

English

keywork

From key + work.

A compound of key + work

Proto-West Germanic *kaiju

Old English cǣġ ‘key’

Middle English keye ‘a key’

English key

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 Collectively, the mechanisms of a woodwind musical instrument such as a flute or clarinet that support the operation of its keys.

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