Where does “Lauterbach” come from?

Lauterbach (English) comes from German Lauterbach, from German bach, from Middle High German werke, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “Lauterbach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLauterbach—
2Germanbach—
3Middle High Germanwerke—
4Old High Germanwercwork
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →