Where does “værk” come from?

værk (Danish) comes 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.

værk (Danish): work; works; ache

Definitions

  1. work; works; ache

Ancestry of “værk”, step by step

værk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch werk

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

via Old Norse verkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverkrache, pain
2Proto-Germanicwarkizpain

via Middle Low German werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwerkwork, action; work, works
2Old Saxonwerkwork

Words derived from “værk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →