Where does “virkja” come from?

virkja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

virkja (Icelandic): to harness (power or energy), to exploit

Definitions

  1. to harness (power or energy), to exploit

Ancestry of “virkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevirkja—
2Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “virkja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →