Where does “werkman” come from?

werkman (Middle English) comes from Old English weorcmann, 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.

Ancestry of “werkman”, step by step

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

Words derived from “werkman”

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