Where does “motvirke” come from?
motvirke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
motvirke (Norwegian Bokmål): to counteract
Definitions
- to counteract
Ancestry of “motvirke”, step by step
motvirke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål virke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | virke | business; work; of or related to woodwork; to... |
| 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 |