Where does “raamwerk” come from?

raamwerk (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.

raamwerk (Dutch): framework

Definitions

  1. framework

Ancestry of “raamwerk”, step by step

raamwerk 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 raam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchraamwindow; frame, framework, context; estimate
2Middle Dutchrame—
3Old Saxonhramaframe, framework
4Proto-West Germanic*hramu(timber) frame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →