Werg

Betekenis (Engels)

hards, tow, oakum (short, fallen-off fibres of flax or hemp)

Sinonieme

Hede

Flachs

Teer

Vertalings

tow

oakum

werk

pluis

étoupe

estopa

stoppa

filasse

capecchio

hards

estopa

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

wäärg

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/vɛʁk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: werc

Geërf van Old High German: werk

In summary

From Middle High German werc, wer(i)ch, from Old High German werk, werah, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką (“rope”). For the Middle High German variation between -rc and -rch compare Storch. The spelling with -g is an attempt to reflect both pronunciations; compare Sarg (from Middle High German sarc, sar(i)ch). Moreover it serves to distinguish from Werk (“work”).