Where does “werkwoord” come from?
werkwoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
werkwoord (Dutch): verb
Definitions
- verb
Ancestry of “werkwoord”, step by step
werkwoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woord | word |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wort | word; diction, what someone says or writes;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wort | word |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Dutch werken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werken | to work, labour; to work, to be effective; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | werken | to act; to work; to practice |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wirken | to work; to build, to make |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |