English

seatwork

From seat + work.

A compound of seat + work

Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’

Proto-Germanic *sētiją ‘seat’

Old English sǣte

Middle English sete

English seat

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 schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime.

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

Etymograph / seatwork