Where does “Folterwerkzeug” come from?

Folterwerkzeug (German) comes from German Werkzeug, 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.

Folterwerkzeug (German): instrument of torture

Definitions

  1. instrument of torture

Ancestry of “Folterwerkzeug”, step by step

Folterwerkzeug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Werkzeug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWerkzeugtool; tools
2GermanWerkwork, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,...
3Middle High Germanwerch
4Old High Germanwercwork
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German Folter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFoltertorture
2Latinpoledrusa sharp-edged frame on which the suspect's feet...
3Ancient Greekπῶλοςfoal, young horse, whether colt or filly; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂uros
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-
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