Where does “werk” come from?

werk (Middle English) comes 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.

werk (Middle English): work

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “werk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “werk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →