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

  1. diarrhoea

Ancestry of “wrokobere”, step by step

wrokobere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sranan Tongo bere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongoberebelly; womb
2EnglishbellyThe abdomen, especially a fat one; The stomach;...
3Middle Englishbelybelly
4Old Englishbielġbag
5Proto-West Germanic*balgileather bag
6Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Sranan Tongo wroko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongowrokoto work, be employed
2Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
3Middle Englishwerkwork
4Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-