Where does “werkschuw” come from?

werkschuw (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.

werkschuw (Dutch): workshy

Definitions

  1. workshy

Ancestry of “werkschuw”, step by step

werkschuw 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 schuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuwshy of humans, wild; shy, unsociable
2Middle Dutchschu—
3Old Dutch*skiuhi—
4Proto-West Germanic*skiuhīfrightened, shy

Words derived from “werkschuw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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