work
/wɜːrk/·워크·noun, verb
activity to achieve a result
Old EnglishCEFR A1
Root
Proto-Germanic '*werką' (work, deed)
PIE *werǵ- → Proto-Germanic *werką → Old English weorc → Modern work
In a word
Germanic *werką = English work, German Werk. Greek ergon (root of energy) and Latin urgere come from the same PIE source. The word for labour shares blood with the word for energy. To work hard is, etymologically, to switch on your own ergon.
Examples
I work from home on Fridays.
Her work is excellent.
Hard work pays off.
Related
workerworkshopworkoutworkplacenetwork