Where does “werk” come from?

werk (German) comes 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.

werk (German): work, achievement the result of working

Definitions

  1. work, achievement the result of working

Ancestry of “werk”, step by step

werk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German werc

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

via German Fuhrwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFuhrwerkcart, wagon; truck, lorry
2Middle High Germanvuorwerc—

Words derived from “werk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →