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

  1. to work physically; to work intensively or for a...

Ancestry of “schirrwarken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanwarkento work
2Old Englishwærcanto be in pain
3Old Englishwærcpain; ache; suffering; anguish; grief
4Proto-Germanicwarkizpain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warkiz →Every word from Old English wærc →