Where does “werken” come from?

werken (Middle English) comes from Old English wyrċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

werken (Middle English): to work

Definitions

  1. to work

Ancestry of “werken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwyrċanto make; to work
2Proto-West Germanic*wurkijanto work
3Proto-Germanic*wurkijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥ǵyétito be working, to be at work
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti →
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