Where does “kverk” come from?

kverk (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kverk, from Proto-Germanic kwerkō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

kverk (Icelandic): throat; internal angle

Definitions

  1. throat; internal angle

Ancestry of “kverk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekverkthe angle below the chin; throat
2Proto-Germanickwerkōthroat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerkō →Every word from Old Norse kverk →