Where does “hlutverk” come from?

hlutverk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic verk, from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

hlutverk (Icelandic): task, assignment

Definitions

  1. task, assignment

Ancestry of “hlutverk”, step by step

hlutverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverkwork, chore; creation, work, doings; composition
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Icelandic hlutur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichluturlot, share; part; thing, object
2Old Norsehlutrpart, thing; participation; fate, lot
3Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlutverk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →