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

Definitions

  1. to work

Ancestry of “warken”, step by step

warken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wærcan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwærcanto be in pain
2Old Englishwærcpain; ache; suffering; anguish; grief
3Proto-Germanicwarkizpain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Middle Dutch vorewerc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvorewerc—

Words derived from “warken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warkiz →Every word from Old English wærc →