Where does “Gankwoakj” come from?

Gankwoakj (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Woakj, from Middle Low German wark, from Old Saxon werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Gankwoakj (Plautdietsch): gait

Definitions

  1. gait

Ancestry of “Gankwoakj”, step by step

Gankwoakj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Woakj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWoakjwork, labor
2Middle Low Germanwark—
3Old Saxonwerkwork
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Plautdietsch Gank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschGankhallway
2Middle Low Germanganc—
3Old Saxongang—
4Proto-West Germanic*gangpace, step, gait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →