English

leatherwork

From leather + work.

A compound of leather + work

Proto-Germanic *leþrą ‘leather’

Proto-West Germanic *leþr

Old English leþer ‘leather’

Middle English lether

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 making of articles from leather.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / leatherwork