Where does “virkkaus” come from?

virkkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkata, from Swedish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

virkkaus (Finnish): crocheting

Definitions

  1. crocheting

Ancestry of “virkkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkatato crochet
2Swedishvirkato crochet
3Old Norsevirkja—
4Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “virkkaus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →