Where does “werkloos” come from?

werkloos (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.

werkloos (Dutch): Alternative form of werkeloos

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of werkeloos

Ancestry of “werkloos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “werkloos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →