Etymology

workday

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Today it means: Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. Full definition →

Middle English werkdai ← Old English weorcdæġ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromweorcdæġ“workday”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwerkdai
  3. English todayworkday

From Middle English werkdai, werkedei, werkedai, from Old English weorcdæġ (“workday”), equivalent to work + day. Cognate with West Frisian wurkdei (“workday”), Dutch werkdag (“workday”), German Low German Warkdag (“workday”), German Werktag (“workday”). See also workaday.

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