Where does “werktuigkunde” come from?

werktuigkunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch werktuig, 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.

werktuigkunde (Dutch): mechanical engineering

Definitions

  1. mechanical engineering

Ancestry of “werktuigkunde”, step by step

werktuigkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch werktuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerktuigtool
2DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
3Middle Dutchwerc—
4Old Dutchwerk—
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Dutch kunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkundeskill, competency
2Middle Dutchcondefirst/third-person singular past...
3Old Dutchkundi—
4Proto-Germanickundīn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →