Where does “Southwark” come from?

Southwark (English) comes from Middle English Southwerk, from Old English Sudweca, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Southwark (English): extending as far as Crystal Palace south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside

Definitions

  1. extending as far as Crystal Palace south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside

Ancestry of “Southwark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSouthwerk—
2Old EnglishSudweca—
3Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →