Where does “werc” come from?

werc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch werk, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “werc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwerk
2Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “werc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-