Where does “þeowweorc” come from?

þeowweorc (Old English) comes 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.

þeowweorc (Old English): servile work, work done by a slave

Definitions

  1. servile work, work done by a slave

Ancestry of “þeowweorc”, step by step

þeowweorc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English weorc

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

via Old English þēow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēowservant; servant; minister; slave
2Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →