Where does “listaverk” come from?

listaverk (Faroese) comes from Faroese verk, from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

listaverk (Faroese): artwork, work of art

Definitions

  1. artwork, work of art

Ancestry of “listaverk”, step by step

listaverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseverkwork; works, product; power plant
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Faroese list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselistart
2Old Norselist—
3Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →