Werg

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

werk

pluis

Synoniemen

Hede

Flachs

Teer

Vertalingen

tow

oakum

étoupe

estopa

capecchio

filasse

hards

stoppa

estopa

Dialecten

Basel-Landschaft

wäärg

Gegevens verstrekt door: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/vɛʁk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: werc

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits: 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”).