Where does “martelwerktuig” come from?

martelwerktuig (Dutch) comes from Dutch werktuig, 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.

martelwerktuig (Dutch): torture instrument

Definitions

  1. torture instrument

Ancestry of “martelwerktuig”, step by step

martelwerktuig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch werktuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerktuigtool
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 Dutch martelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmartelento torture, to torment
2Old Dutchmartilonto torture
3Latinmartyriō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-