Where does “Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik” come from?
Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik (German) comes from German Werkzeugmaschine, 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 — to make.
Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik (German): machine tool factory
Definitions
- machine tool factory
Ancestry of “Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik”, step by step
Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Werkzeugmaschine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Werkzeugmaschine | machine tool |
| 2 | German | Werkzeug | tool; tools |
| 3 | German | Werk | work, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | werch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |