Where does “beaduweorc” come from?

beaduweorc (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.

beaduweorc (Old English): battle-work, warlike operation

Definitions

  1. battle-work, warlike operation

Ancestry of “beaduweorc”, step by step

beaduweorc 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 beadu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeadubattle, war
2Proto-Germanic*badu—
3Proto-Germanicbadwōbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰodʰweh₂battle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →