Where does “Schoawoakj” come from?

Schoawoakj (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.

Schoawoakj (Plautdietsch): corvee (compulsory labour)

Definitions

  1. corvee (compulsory labour)

Ancestry of “Schoawoakj”, step by step

Schoawoakj 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 Schoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSchoaploughshare
2Middle Low Germanschāre
3Old Saxonscara
4Proto-West Germanic*skaru
5Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Schoawoakj

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵomEvery word from Proto-Germanic werką