Where does “myrkraverk” come from?

myrkraverk (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.

myrkraverk (Icelandic): a dark deed, i.e. evil, or at least shady suspicious, activity; a deed that can't withstand the light of day

Definitions

  1. a dark deed, i.e. evil, or at least shady suspicious, activity; a deed that can't withstand the light of day

Ancestry of “myrkraverk”, step by step

myrkraverk 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 myrkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyrkurdark; difficult to understand, obscure; gloomy
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →