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Where does “Stockwerk” come from?

Stockwerk (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.

Stockwerk (German): floor, storey, level

Definitions

  1. floor, storey, level

Ancestry of “Stockwerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerk—
2Middle High Germanwercwork
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “Stockwerk”

  • stockwork
  • vierstöckig
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