Where does “weorcsum” come from?

weorcsum (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.

weorcsum (Old English): painful, grievous

Definitions

  1. painful, grievous

Ancestry of “weorcsum”, step by step

weorcsum 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 sum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsumsome
2Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
3Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “weorcsum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →