English
siegework
From siege + work.
Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
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Latin sēdicŭlum ‘small seat’
Vulgar Latin *sēdicum
Old French sege
Middle English sege ‘a group of assailants in a siege’
English siege
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 A temporary fort where siege guns were mounted.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “siegework”. 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 / siegework