Where does “werch” come from?

werch (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.

Ancestry of “werch”, step by step

werch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German werc

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

via Old High German werh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwerh—

via Old High German werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwerk—

Words derived from “werch”

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