Where does “wirken” come from?

wirken (German) comes 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.

wirken (German): to work; to be effective; to take effect

Definitions

  1. to work; to be effective; to take effect

Ancestry of “wirken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wirken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →