Where does “Sudweca” come from?

Sudweca (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.

Ancestry of “Sudweca”, step by step

Sudweca 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 sūþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūþsouth
2Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “Sudweca”

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