Where does “notwerk” come from?

notwerk (Old High German) comes from Old High German werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

notwerk (Old High German): forced service

Definitions

  1. forced service

Ancestry of “notwerk”, step by step

notwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwerk—
2Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Old High German nōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannōtcontrol (by violence), compulsion, coercion, extortion
2Proto-West Germanic*naudiforce, compulsion
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →