Where does “tagwerk” come from?

tagwerk (English) comes from German Tagwerk, from Middle High German tagewerc, from Proto-Germanic dagawerką, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

tagwerk (English): A unit of land area, the amount that could be ploughed in one day

Definitions

  1. A unit of land area, the amount that could be ploughed in one day

Ancestry of “tagwerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTagwerka day's work
2Middle High Germantagewerc—
3Proto-Germanicdagawerkąa day's work
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →