Where does “jernverk” come from?

jernverk (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.

jernverk (Norwegian Bokmål): an ironworks

Definitions

  1. an ironworks

Ancestry of “jernverk”, step by step

jernverk 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 jern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåljerniron
2Old Norsejárniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →