Where does “werktuig” come from?

werktuig (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.

werktuig (Dutch): tool

Definitions

  1. tool

Ancestry of “werktuig”, step by step

werktuig 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 tuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuigthing; device; riff-raff
2Middle Dutchtuygtools, apparatus, utensil, ornament
3Old Dutchtiug—
4Proto-Germanictiugijąstuff, gear, device
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “werktuig”

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