Middle English word warkynge comes from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, Proto-Indo-European *wṛǵ-, and later Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti (To be working, to be at work.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*werḱ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*wṛǵ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*wr̥ǵyéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be working, to be at work. |
*wurkijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To make. To work, to do work. |
wyrcan | Old English (ang) | To cause, achieve. To do, carry out. To make, build. |
werkynge | Middle English (enm) |