Where does “קונסטווערק” come from?

קונסטווערק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווערק, 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.

קונסטווערק (Yiddish): art, artwork

Definitions

  1. art, artwork

Ancestry of “קונסטווערק”, step by step

קונסטווערק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ווערק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווערקwork literary, artistic, or intellectual production
2Middle High Germanwerke—
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Yiddish קונסט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקונסטart
2Germankunstart
3Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
4Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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