Where does “verk” come from?
verk (Faroese) comes from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
verk (Faroese): work; works, product; power plant
Definitions
- work; works, product; power plant
Ancestry of “verk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | verk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
Words derived from “verk”