Where does “kata kerja” come from?
kata kerja (Indonesian) comes from Dutch werkwoord, from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
kata kerja (Indonesian): verb, a word that indicates an action, event, or state
Definitions
- verb, a word that indicates an action, event, or state
Ancestry of “kata kerja”, step by step
kata kerja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch werkwoord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werkwoord | verb |
| 2 | Dutch | woord | word |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wort | word; diction, what someone says or writes;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wort | word |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |