Where does “vitaverk” come from?

vitaverk (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.

vitaverk (Faroese): lighthouse service, lighthouse upkeep and...

Definitions

  1. lighthouse service, lighthouse upkeep and...

Ancestry of “vitaverk”, step by step

vitaverk 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 viti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevitilighthouse; beacon
2Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
3Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →