overwork · verb1
- Old English · derived fromoferwyrċan“to overwork, overlay”
- Middle English · inherited fromoverwerken
- English todayoverwork
From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”).
overwork · noun2
- Old English · inherited fromoferweorc
- Middle English · inherited fromoverwerc
- English todayoverwork
From Middle English overwerc, from Old English oferweorc, oferġeweorc (“an overwork, superstructure, tomb”), equivalent to over- + work.
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