Where does “pleisterwerk” come from?

pleisterwerk (Dutch) 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.

pleisterwerk (Dutch): The activity plastering; A plastering job; its...

Definitions

  1. The activity plastering; A plastering job; its...

Ancestry of “pleisterwerk”, step by step

pleisterwerk traces back through two 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 Dutch pleisteren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpleisterenplaster; cast in plaster; To plaster, stucco
2Dutchpeisteren—
3Old Frenchpaistreto graze
4Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
5Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →