Where does “verksmiðja” come from?

verksmiðja (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.

verksmiðja (Icelandic): factory

Definitions

  1. factory

Ancestry of “verksmiðja”, step by step

verksmiðja 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 smiðja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsmiðjasmithy
2Old Norsesmiðjasmithy
3Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
4Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →
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