Where does “Schaltwerk” come from?

Schaltwerk (German) comes 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.

Schaltwerk (German): derailleur; sequential logic circuit

Definitions

  1. derailleur; sequential logic circuit

Ancestry of “Schaltwerk”, step by step

Schaltwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerkwork, achievement the result of working
2Middle High Germanwercwork
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German schalten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschaltento switch
2Middle High Germanschalten—
3Old High Germanscaltanto push a ship forward
4Proto-Germanicskaldanąto knock, hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →