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Where does “baluwerk” come from?

baluwerk (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

baluwerk (Old Saxon): evil deed

Definitions

  1. evil deed

Ancestry of “baluwerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwerkwork
2Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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