Where does “Feuerwerk” come from?

Feuerwerk (German) comes from German Werk, from Middle High German werch, 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.

Feuerwerk (German): fireworks

Definitions

  1. fireworks

Ancestry of “Feuerwerk”, step by step

Feuerwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWerkwork, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,...
2Middle High Germanwerch—
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “Feuerwerk”

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