Where does “gewürk” come from?

gewürk (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “gewürk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwirken—
2Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
3Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
4Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan →