Where does “bindingsværk” come from?

bindingsværk (Danish) comes from Danish værk, 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.

bindingsværk (Danish): half-timbered construction, timber framing

Definitions

  1. half-timbered construction, timber framing

Ancestry of “bindingsværk”, step by step

bindingsværk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish værk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværkwork; works; ache
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 Danish binding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbindingbinding, fastening the act of binding something
2Danishbindeto tie, bind; to tie down, fetter; pin down, tie...
3Old Norsebindato bind, tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bindingsværk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-
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