Where does “bindingsværkshus” come from?
bindingsværkshus (Danish) comes from Danish bindingsværk, 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 — to make.
bindingsværkshus (Danish): a half-timbered (house)
Definitions
- a half-timbered (house)
Ancestry of “bindingsværkshus”, step by step
bindingsværkshus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bindingsværk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bindingsværk | half-timbered construction, timber framing |
| 2 | Danish | værk | work; works; ache |
| 3 | Dutch | werk | A task, job, chore; A profession, job,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | werc | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | werk | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |