Where does “verkur” come from?

verkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse verkr, from Proto-Germanic warkiz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

verkur (Faroese): pain

Definitions

  1. pain

Ancestry of “verkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverkrache, pain
2Proto-Germanicwarkizpain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warkiz →Every word from Old Norse verkr →