Etymograph

English

salework

From sale + work.

A compound of sale + work

Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- ‘to grab’

Proto-Germanic *salō ‘delivery’

Old Norse sala

Old English sala ‘act of selling’

Middle English sale

English sale

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 Goods made for general sale (as opposed to goods made specially to order).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “salework”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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