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Where does “verkætlan” come from?

verkætlan (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.

verkætlan (Faroese): routing, work schedule; project

Definitions

  1. routing, work schedule; project

Ancestry of “verkætlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseverkwork; works, product; power plant
2Old Norseverk—
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →