handiwork
/ˈhændiˌwɝk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks."
- "The street names are the handiwork of city planners."
- "The firmament showeth his handiwork."
- "Brunel's associations with the area have left a few examples of his handiwork or teaching in South Wales."
- "As a primary architect of the draft Constitution that emerged from Philadelphia in 1787, Madison substantially bore the burden of defending his handiwork in his home state."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Old English ġeweorc Old English handġeweorc Middle English hondywerk English handiwork From Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”). Equivalent to hand + work, though it may now be reinterpreted as handy (“skilful”) + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: hondywerk, handġeweorc
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhændiˌwɝk/
- British English: /ˈhændiˌwɜːk/