Where does “werkboek” come from?

werkboek (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.

werkboek (Afrikaans): workbook

Definitions

  1. workbook

Ancestry of “werkboek”, step by step

werkboek 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 boek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansboekbook
2Dutchboekbook; omasum
3Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
4Old Dutchbuok—
5Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
6Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →