Where does “Handwerk” come from?

Handwerk (German) comes from Middle High German hantwerc, from Old High German hantwerc, from Proto-Germanic handuwerką, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Handwerk (German): labour, especially of a manual type; trade;...

Definitions

  1. labour, especially of a manual type; trade;...

Ancestry of “Handwerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhantwerc—
2Old High Germanhantwerc—
3Proto-Germanichanduwerkąhandwork; manual labour; handiwork, creation
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “Handwerk”

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