Where does “wurk” come from?
wurk (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian werk, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
wurk (West Frisian): work
Ancestry of “wurk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | werk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |