Where does “giswerkan” come from?

giswerkan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon swerkan, from Proto-Germanic swerkaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerg-, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

giswerkan (Old Saxon): to darken, become overcast

Definitions

  1. to darken, become overcast

Ancestry of “giswerkan”, step by step

giswerkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon swerkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonswerkanto darken, be obscured
2Proto-Germanicswerkanąto darken, be obscured
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswerg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerg- →