Where does “werksverlies” come from?
werksverlies (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.
werksverlies (Afrikaans): job loss
Definitions
- job loss
Ancestry of “werksverlies”, step by step
werksverlies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans werk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | werk | work |
| 2 | Dutch | werk | A task, job, chore; A profession, job,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werc | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | werk | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Afrikaans verlies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | verlies | loss |
| 2 | Dutch | verlies | loss, defeat; losing someone or something |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | verlies | loss, losing something; disadvantage; misery |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | verliesen | to lose; to lose, to be defeated; to ruin, to... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | firliosan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |