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