Where does “forsvarsverk” come from?

forsvarsverk (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.

forsvarsverk (Norwegian Bokmål): defences defence works

Definitions

  1. defences defence works

Ancestry of “forsvarsverk”, step by step

forsvarsverk 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 forsvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforsvardefence (UK), or defense (US)
2Norwegian Bokmålforsvareto defend; to justify
3Danishforsvareto justify
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →