Where does “vierstöckig” come from?

vierstöckig (German) comes from German Stockwerk, 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.

vierstöckig (German): four-storey

Definitions

  1. four-storey

Ancestry of “vierstöckig”, step by step

vierstöckig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stockwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStockwerkfloor, storey, level
2Germanwerkwork, achievement the result of working
3Middle High Germanwercwork
4Old High Germanwercwork
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierfour
2Middle High Germanvier—
3Old High Germanfiorfour
4Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →