Proto-Indo-European

*wérǵom

‘work’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

21 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom, most familiar first.

• work ← weorc ← *werk ← *werką
• energy ← énergie ← energīa ← ἐνέργεια ← ἐνεργής
• energetic ← energeticus ← ἐνεργητικός ← ἐνεργέω ← ἐνεργός
• allergy ← Allergie ← ἔργον ← *wérgon
• argon ← ἀργός ← ἔργον ← *wérgon
• werk ← weorc ← *werką
• erg ← ἔργον ← *wérgon
• ergative ← ἐργᾰ́της ← ἔργον ← *wérgon
• ergon ← ἔργον ← *wérgon
• anergy ← anergia ← ἔργον ← *wérgon
• alimurgy ← alimurgia ← ἄλιμος ← λιμός ← ἔργον
• energumen ← energumenus ← ἐνεργούμενος ← ἐνεργέω ← ἐνεργός

More words from *wérǵom

• energid
• ergate
• ergal
• ergatotype
• euergetism
• euergetist
• euergete
• euergesy
• exergasia

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom