Where does “werk” come from?

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

werk (Old Saxon): work

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “werk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “werk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →