Where does “listaverk” come from?

listaverk (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.

listaverk (Icelandic): work of art, artwork

Definitions

  1. work of art, artwork

Ancestry of “listaverk”, step by step

listaverk 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 list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclistart
2Old Norselist—
3Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →