Where does “werc” come from?
werc (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
werc (Old High German): work
Ancestry of “werc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
Words derived from “werc”