Where does “Gewerbe” come from?

Gewerbe (German) comes from Middle High German gewerbe, from Middle High German werben, from Old High German werban, from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

Gewerbe (German): business, commercial enterprise, industry, trade

Definitions

  1. business, commercial enterprise, industry, trade

Ancestry of “Gewerbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangewerbe—
2Middle High Germanwerben—
3Old High Germanwerban—
4Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną →Every word from Old High German werban →