Workday
/ˈwɜːrk.deɪ/noun
A day on which one works, especially a regular weekday.
Did you know?Unlike words such as “mortgage” or “nightmare,” *workday* has no hidden occult literal meaning—it’s simply the everyday English compound of labor + day.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
weorcdæg
“a day for work; a working day”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*werkaną + *dagaz
“to work + day”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wergʰ-
“to do, work”
Middle English
ME
workday
“a day devoted to labor, as opposed to a feast day or holiday”
Modern English
English
workday
“a day on which work is done, especially a weekday”