Where does “Wirkung” come from?

Wirkung (German) comes from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Wirkung (German): effect; action

Definitions

  1. effect; action

Ancestry of “Wirkung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwirkento work; to be effective; to take effect
2Middle High Germanwirken
3Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
4Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
5Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “Wirkung

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan