English
stairwork
From stair + work.
Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- ‘to walk, proceed, march, climb’
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Proto-Germanic *staigriz ‘stairs, scaffolding’
Proto-West Germanic *staigri
Old English stǣġer ‘stair, staircase’
Middle English steire ‘staircase, stairs’
English stair
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 construction of flights of stairs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / stairwork