Where does “werknemer” come from?

werknemer (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.

werknemer (Dutch): an employee

Definitions

  1. an employee

Ancestry of “werknemer”, step by step

werknemer 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 nemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnemento take, to take hold of, to grasp or grab; to...
2Middle Dutchnēmento take
3Old Dutchnemanto take; to take away
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →