Where does “werken” come from?

werken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

werken (Middle Dutch): to act; to work; to practice

Definitions

  1. to act; to work; to practice

Ancestry of “werken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwirkento work; to build, to make
2Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
3Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “werken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →