Where does “ropwærc” come from?

ropwærc (Old English) comes from Old English wærc, from Proto-Germanic warkiz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

ropwærc (Old English): abdominal pain, colic

Definitions

  1. abdominal pain, colic

Ancestry of “ropwærc”, step by step

ropwærc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wærc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwærcpain; ache; suffering; anguish; grief
2Proto-Germanicwarkizpain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Old English ropp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishroppintestine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warkiz →Every word from Old English wærc →