Where does “verk” come from?

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

verk (Icelandic): work, chore; creation, work, doings; composition

Definitions

  1. work, chore; creation, work, doings; composition

Ancestry of “verk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverkwork, deed
2Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “verk”

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