Where does “Diskettenlaufwerk” come from?

Diskettenlaufwerk (German) comes from German Laufwerk, 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.

Diskettenlaufwerk (German): floppy disk drive

Definitions

  1. floppy disk drive

Ancestry of “Diskettenlaufwerk”, step by step

Diskettenlaufwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Laufwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaufwerkdrive; part of a clockwork mechanism; part of a...
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

via German Diskette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDiskettediskette
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →