Where does “verkisto” come from?
verkisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto verki, from Esperanto verko, from German werk, from Middle High German werc, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
verkisto (Esperanto): writer, author; composer
Definitions
- writer, author; composer
Ancestry of “verkisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | verki | To pen; to write (be the author of); to compose (music) |
| 2 | Esperanto | verko | work |
| 3 | German | werk | work, achievement the result of working |
| 4 | Middle High German | werc | work |
| 5 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |