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
Ancestry of “kverk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kverk | the angle below the chin; throat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwerkō | throat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |