Where does “iværksættelse” come from?

iværksættelse (Danish) comes from Danish iværksætte, 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 — to make.

iværksættelse (Danish): initiation, implementation, execution

Definitions

  1. initiation, implementation, execution

Ancestry of “iværksættelse”, step by step

iværksættelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish iværksætte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishiværksætteto implement, initiate, start, launch, execute
2Danishværkwork; works; ache
3DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
4Middle Dutchwerc
5Old Dutchwerk
6Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
7Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵomEvery word from Proto-Germanic werką