Where does “virkkuu” come from?

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

virkkuu (Finnish): crocheting

Definitions

  1. crocheting

Ancestry of “virkkuu”, step by step

virkkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkata

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

via Finnish uu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuuThe name of the Latin-script letter U; hole, nest
2LatinU—
3LatinVve
4Etruscan?u

Words derived from “virkkuu”

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