Where does “sorgwerk” come from?

sorgwerk (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans werk, from Dutch werk, from Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch werk, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

sorgwerk (Afrikaans): carework

Definitions

  1. carework

Ancestry of “sorgwerk”, step by step

sorgwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanswerkwork
2DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
3Middle Dutchwerc
4Old Dutchwerk
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Afrikaans sorg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanssorgcare; worry; to care; to care for
2Dutchzorgcare; concern, worry
3Middle Dutchsorgecare
4Old Dutchsorgaworry
5Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
6Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵomEvery word from Proto-Germanic werką