Where does “hærværksmand” come from?

hærværksmand (Danish) comes from Danish hærværk, 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.

hærværksmand (Danish): vandal; perpetrator of vandalism

Definitions

  1. vandal; perpetrator of vandalism

Ancestry of “hærværksmand”, step by step

hærværksmand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hærværk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhærværkvandalism
2Danishværkwork; works; ache
3DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
4Middle Dutchwerc—
5Old Dutchwerk—
6Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
7Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →