The story
From life + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Lieuwendswierk, West Frisian libbenswurk, Dutch levenswerk, German Low German Levenswark, German Lebenswerk, Danish livsværk, Swedish livsverk.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lifework
Today it means: The main occupation or vocation of a person's life. Full definition →