Where does “virkkuutyö” come from?

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

virkkuutyö (Finnish): crocheting work

Definitions

  1. crocheting work

Ancestry of “virkkuutyö”, step by step

virkkuutyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkkuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkkuucrocheting
2Finnishvirkatato crochet
3Swedishvirkato crochet
4Old Norsevirkja—
5Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →