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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

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “wurk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwerk—
2Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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