Etymograph

English

shitwork

From shit + work.

A compound of shit + work

Proto-Germanic *skitiz

Proto-West Germanic *skiti

Old English *sċite ‘dung’

Middle English schit

English shit

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 Work of low status or yielding little satisfaction.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shitwork”. 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.

Etymograph / shitwork