Where does “teglværk” come from?
teglværk (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.
teglværk (Danish): tilery
Definitions
- tilery
Ancestry of “teglværk”, step by step
teglværk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish værk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | værk | work; works; ache |
| 2 | Dutch | werk | A task, job, chore; A profession, job,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werc | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | werk | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Danish tegl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tegl | brick |
| 2 | Old Danish | tighæl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | tigl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 5 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 6 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |