Where does “wirken” come from?

wirken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “wirken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
2Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
3Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “wirken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan →
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