Where does “geislavirkni” come from?
geislavirkni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic virkni, from Icelandic virka, from Danish virke, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną — to make.
geislavirkni (Icelandic): radioactivity
Definitions
- radioactivity
Ancestry of “geislavirkni”, step by step
geislavirkni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic virkni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | virkni | activity, action |
| 2 | Icelandic | virka | to work, to function |
| 3 | Danish | virke | function properly; exert influence upon; seem,... |
| 4 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 5 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |