Where does “warkloom” come from?

warkloom (English) comes from English wark, from Middle English werk, 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.

warkloom (English): A tool; an implement

Definitions

  1. A tool; an implement

Ancestry of “warkloom”, step by step

warkloom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwarkPain; ache; To be in pain; ache; A building
2Middle Englishwerkwork
3Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via English loom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloomA utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in...
2Middle Englishlomeusually, commonly; A machine, device, or...
3Old Englishlōmefrequently, often
4Old Englishġelōmeoften, frequently, continually, repeatedly
5Proto-Germanicgalōma—
6Proto-Germanicgalōmiz—
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