Where does “wrokobere” come from?
wrokobere (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo bere, from English belly, from Middle English bely, from Old English bielġ, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
wrokobere (Sranan Tongo): diarrhoea
Definitions
- diarrhoea
Ancestry of “wrokobere”, step by step
wrokobere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sranan Tongo bere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | bere | belly; womb |
| 2 | English | belly | The abdomen, especially a fat one; The stomach;... |
| 3 | Middle English | bely | belly |
| 4 | Old English | bielġ | bag |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *balgi | leather bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Sranan Tongo wroko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | wroko | to work, be employed |
| 2 | English | work | "Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to... |
| 3 | Middle English | werk | work |
| 4 | Old English | weorc | work, in various senses, including |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |