Werg

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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

Hevwate

Hede

Flachs

Teer

Werger

tow

oakum

werk

pluis

étoupe

estopa

stoppa

filasse

capecchio

hards

estopa

Zarava

Basel-Landschaft (de)

wäärg

Agahiyên ji hêla: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/vɛʁk/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: werc

Ji Old High German mîras hatiye girtin: 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”).