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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

  1. to substantiate, realize; to materialize; to...

Ancestry of “verwirklichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwirklichreal; really, actually
2Germanwirkento work; to be effective; to take effect
3Middle High Germanwirken—
4Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
5Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
6Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “verwirklichen”

  • Verwirklichung
  • förverkliga
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