Where does “werkgeefster” come from?

werkgeefster (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.

werkgeefster (Dutch): a female employer

Definitions

  1. a female employer

Ancestry of “werkgeefster”, step by step

werkgeefster 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 geven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevento give
2Middle Dutchgēvento give
3Old Dutchgevanto give
4Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →
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