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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

  1. an after-effect; aftermath

Ancestry of “ettervirkning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvirkningan effect
2Norwegian Bokmålvirkebusiness; work; of or related to woodwork; to...
3Germanwirkento work; to be effective; to take effect
4Middle High Germanwirken—
5Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
6Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
7Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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