Where does “wærcan” come from?

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

wærcan (Old English): to be in pain

Definitions

  1. to be in pain

Ancestry of “wærcan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wærcan”

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