Where does “medvirke” come from?
medvirke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish 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.
medvirke (Norwegian Bokmål): to assist; to contribute; to participate
Definitions
- to assist; to contribute; to participate
Ancestry of “medvirke”, step by step
medvirke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish virke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | virke | function properly; exert influence upon; seem,... |
| 2 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 3 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Norwegian Bokmål med
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | med | with; by; of |
| 2 | Danish | med | with; by; including, counting |
| 3 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Norwegian Bokmål virke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | virke | business; work; of or related to woodwork; to... |