werken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈʋɛrkə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to work, labour
  • (intransitive) to work, to be effective
  • (intransitive) to function, be in working order
  • (transitive) to contact

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch werken inherited from Old Dutch wirken inherited from *wirkijan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną (work, make) derived 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

Kanji

働

Emoji
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