Where does “bindingsverk” come from?

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

bindingsverk (Norwegian Bokmål): half-timbered construction, timber framing

Definitions

  1. half-timbered construction, timber framing

Ancestry of “bindingsverk”, step by step

bindingsverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålverkpain, ache; pus; oeuvre
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Norwegian Bokmål binding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbindinga bond, tie
2Norwegian Bokmålbindeto tie; bind; to unite; to combine
3Old Norsebindato bind, tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →