English
timberworktimberwork
From timber + work.
A compound of timber + work
Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘to build’
Proto-Germanic *timrą ‘building’
Proto-West Germanic *timr ‘building’
Old English timber
Middle English tymber
English timber
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 made of timbers.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “timberwork”. 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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