Where does “weorcþeow” come from?

weorcþeow (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.

weorcþeow (Old English): a working slave

Definitions

  1. a working slave

Ancestry of “weorcþeow”, step by step

weorcþeow 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 þēow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēowservant; servant; minister; slave
2Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →