Where does “warchen” come from?

warchen (Middle English) comes from Old English wærcan, from Old English wærc, from Proto-Germanic warkiz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

warchen (Middle English): to pain

Definitions

  1. to pain

Ancestry of “warchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwærcanto be in pain
2Old Englishwærcpain; ache; suffering; anguish; grief
3Proto-Germanicwarkizpain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warkiz →Every word from Old English wærc →
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