English
sourcework
From source + work.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
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Old French sordre ‘to rise’
Old French sors
Old French sorse ‘rise, beginning, spring, source’
Middle English sours
English source
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 historical work that emphasizes the use of sources.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “sourcework”. 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 / sourcework