Where does “werken” come from?
werken (German) comes from Middle High German wërken, from Old High German werkōn, from Proto-Germanic werkōną.
Ancestry of “werken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wërken | — |
| 2 | Old High German | werkōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werkōną | — |