Where does “blændværk” come from?

blændværk (Danish) comes from German Blendwerk, from German werk, from Middle High German werc, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

blændværk (Danish): illusion

Definitions

  1. illusion

Ancestry of “blændværk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlendwerkillusion
2Germanwerkwork, achievement the result of working
3Middle High Germanwercwork
4Old High Germanwercwork
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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