Where does “werc” come from?

werc (Middle High German) comes from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

werc (Middle High German): work

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “werc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwercwork
2Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “werc”

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