Where does “worktaker” come from?

worktaker (English) comes from English work, 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.

worktaker (English): A person who takes up some work; an employee, contractor, etc

Definitions

  1. A person who takes up some work; an employee, contractor, etc

Ancestry of “worktaker”, step by step

worktaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English work

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
2Middle Englishwerkwork
3Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via English taker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtakerOne who takes something; A person or thing that...
2Middle Englishtakere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →
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