Where does “samwyrcan” come from?

samwyrcan (Old English) comes from Old English wyrċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

samwyrcan (Old English): to do something incompletely

Definitions

  1. to do something incompletely

Ancestry of “samwyrcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwyrċanto make; to work
2Proto-West Germanic*wurkijanto work
3Proto-Germanic*wurkijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥ǵyétito be working, to be at work
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti →