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

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “werc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
2Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “werc”

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