Handwerk

German (Berlin)

/ˈhantvɛʁk/

noun
Definitions
  • labour, especially of a manual type
  • trade (skilled practice)
  • something made by hand, handcraft

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hantwerc inherited from Old High German hantwerc inherited from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką affix from German Hand (hand) + German Werk (work, works, factory)root from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵ-

Gloss

work, make, act, produce, makeVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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