werḱ-

“to work, to do, to make”

Widely acceptedtoolscraftlabor

work

PIE root meaning to work, do, or make. Source of English "work," Greek érgon, German Werk, and words for labor.

bʰeHg-d-“to bake, to harden by heat”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰerh₂-“to bore, to pierce, to well up”bʰewgʰ-“to bend (a bow)”bʰeyd-“to split, to cleave (blade)”dʰeh₁-bʰr-eh₂“workshop, place of making”dʰeh₁-bʰr-mn̥-“craft-work, made thing”dʰeh₁-bʰr-₂“a craftsman workshop, a smith”