Where does “glasværk” come from?

glasværk (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.

glasværk (Danish): glassworks

Definitions

  1. glassworks

Ancestry of “glasværk”, step by step

glasværk 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 glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishglasglass; bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship...
2Old Norseglas—
3Middle Low Germanglasglass
4Old Saxonglasglass
5Proto-West Germanicglasglass
6Proto-Germanicglasąglass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →