Where does “iværksætte” come from?
iværksætte (Danish) comes from Danish værk, from Dutch werk, from Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch werk, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
iværksætte (Danish): to implement, initiate, start, launch, execute
Definitions
- to implement, initiate, start, launch, execute
Ancestry of “iværksætte”, step by step
iværksætte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish værk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | værk | work; works; ache |
| 2 | Dutch | werk | A task, job, chore; A profession, job,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werc | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | werk | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Danish sætte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sætte | to put, place, set; to fix, stake; to plant |
| 2 | Old Norse | setja | to seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |