Where does “smokwerk” come from?
smokwerk (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.
smokwerk (Dutch): smocking
Definitions
- smocking
Ancestry of “smokwerk”, step by step
smokwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch werk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werk | A task, job, chore; A profession, job,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | werc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | werk | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Dutch smokken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smokken | to smock |
| 2 | English | smock | A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or... |
| 3 | Middle English | smok | — |
| 4 | Old English | smocc | smock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smukkaz | smock, shift, something slipped into |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smukkōną | to slide into, slip through; to creep, slink |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | smuknéh₂- | — |