Where does “Werkzeuggebrauch” come from?

Werkzeuggebrauch (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.

Werkzeuggebrauch (German): tool use

Definitions

  1. tool use

Ancestry of “Werkzeuggebrauch”, step by step

Werkzeuggebrauch 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 Gebrauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebrauchuse, usage; application
2Germanmusikmusic
3Middle High Germanmūsic—
4Old High Germanmusika—
5Latinmūsica—
6Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
7Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →