Where does “touwwerk” come from?

touwwerk (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.

touwwerk (Dutch): cordage, such as in a ship's rigging

Definitions

  1. cordage, such as in a ship's rigging

Ancestry of “touwwerk”, step by step

touwwerk 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 touw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtouwrope; string
2Middle Dutchtouwe—
3Old Dutchtou—
4Proto-Germanictawwątool; apparatus; gadget; equipment; rigging;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “touwwerk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →