Where does “verwirklichen” come from?
verwirklichen (German) comes from German wirklich, 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.
verwirklichen (German): to substantiate, realize; to materialize; to...
Definitions
- to substantiate, realize; to materialize; to...
Ancestry of “verwirklichen”, step by step
verwirklichen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German wirklich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wirklich | real; really, actually |
| 2 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 3 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via German en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | en | — |
via German ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver | — |