Where does “Konstwoakj” come from?

Konstwoakj (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.

Konstwoakj (Plautdietsch): work of art

Definitions

  1. work of art

Ancestry of “Konstwoakj”, step by step

Konstwoakj 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 Konst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschKonstart
2Proto-Germanickunstizknowledge, ability
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →