Where does “worc” come from?

worc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

worc (Old English): Alternative form of weorc

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of weorc

Ancestry of “worc”, step by step

worc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic werką

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via English Worcester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWorcester—
2Old EnglishWeorgoran ċeasterfort of the Weorgoran

Words derived from “worc”

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