Where does “ווערק” come from?

ווערק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German werke, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

ווערק (Yiddish): work literary, artistic, or intellectual production

Definitions

  1. work literary, artistic, or intellectual production

Ancestry of “ווערק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwerke—
2Old High Germanwercwork
3Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “ווערק”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →