Where does “luskwerk” come from?

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

luskwerk (Middle English): lynx fur

Definitions

  1. lynx fur

Ancestry of “luskwerk”, step by step

luskwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwerkwork
2Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
3Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Middle English lusk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlusklynx
2Old Englishloxlynx
3Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
4Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →
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