handiwork.
Work done by the hands.
Meaning & usage
Work done by the hands.
A handmade object; a handicraft.
The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks.
Work done personally.
The street names are the handiwork of city planners.
The result of personal efforts.
Where this word comes from
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.
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