Where does “wërken” come from?

wërken (German) comes from Middle High German wërken, from Old High German werkōn, from Proto-Germanic werkōną — to work.

Ancestry of “wërken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwërken—
2Old High Germanwerkōn—
3Proto-Germanicwerkōnąto work

Words derived from “wërken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic werkōną →Every word from Old High German werkōn →Every word from Middle High German wërken →