Where does “gewrocht” come from?
gewrocht (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
gewrocht (Middle Dutch): worked
Ancestry of “gewrocht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | werken | to act; to work; to practice |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wirken | to work; to build, to make |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
Words derived from “gewrocht”