Where does “wierken” come from?

wierken (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

wierken (Luxembourgish): to work, to act, to be effective; to seem, to...

Definitions

  1. to work, to act, to be effective; to seem, to...

Ancestry of “wierken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwirken—
2Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
3Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
4Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan →
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