Where does “stockwork” come from?

stockwork (English) comes from German Stockwerk, from German werk, from Middle High German werc, 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.

stockwork (English): A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies...

Definitions

  1. A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies...

Ancestry of “stockwork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStockwerkfloor, storey, level
2Germanwerkwork, achievement the result of working
3Middle High Germanwercwork
4Old High Germanwercwork
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →