Where does “ettervirkning” come from?
ettervirkning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål virkning, from Norwegian Bokmål virke, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
ettervirkning (Norwegian Bokmål): an after-effect; aftermath
Definitions
- an after-effect; aftermath
Ancestry of “ettervirkning”, step by step
ettervirkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål virkning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | virkning | an effect |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | virke | business; work; of or related to woodwork; to... |
| 3 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 4 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Norwegian Bokmål etter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | etter | after |
| 2 | Old Norse | ettir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aftiri | more aft, further behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |