Where does “drivverk” come from?

drivverk (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.

drivverk (Norwegian Bokmål): drivetrain

Definitions

  1. drivetrain

Ancestry of “drivverk”, step by step

drivverk 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 drive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldriveto move; turn; to pursue; to deviate
2Old Norsedrífa—
3Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →