Where does “schirrwarken” come from?
schirrwarken (Low German) comes from Low German warken, from Old English wærcan, from Old English wærc, from Proto-Germanic warkiz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
schirrwarken (Low German): to work physically; to work intensively or for a...
Definitions
- to work physically; to work intensively or for a...
Ancestry of “schirrwarken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | warken | to work |
| 2 | Old English | wærcan | to be in pain |
| 3 | Old English | wærc | pain; ache; suffering; anguish; grief |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warkiz | pain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |