Where does “wyrċan” come from?

wyrċan (Old English) comes 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.

wyrċan (Old English): to make; to work

Definitions

  1. to make; to work

Ancestry of “wyrċan”, step by step

wyrċan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wurkijanto work
2Proto-Germanic*wurkijaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥ǵyétito be working, to be at work
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Proto-West Germanic wirkijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
2Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen

Words derived from “wyrċan”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti →