Where does “snijwerk” come from?

snijwerk (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.

snijwerk (Dutch): a carved object

Definitions

  1. a carved object

Ancestry of “snijwerk”, step by step

snijwerk 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 snijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnijdento cut; to cut off
2Middle Dutchsnidento cut; to cut short; to divide
3Old Dutchsnīthanto cut
4Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
5Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →