Where does “verkfæri” come from?

verkfæri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic færi, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic fōriją, from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

verkfæri (Icelandic): tool, implement

Definitions

  1. tool, implement

Ancestry of “verkfæri”, step by step

verkfæri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic færi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfæriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; range
2Old Norsefœriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection...
3Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
4Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverkwork, chore; creation, work, doings; composition
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →