Where does “næringsvirksomhet” come from?

næringsvirksomhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål virksomhet, from Norwegian Bokmål virksom, 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 — to make.

næringsvirksomhet (Norwegian Bokmål): business activity

Definitions

  1. business activity

Ancestry of “næringsvirksomhet”, step by step

næringsvirksomhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål virksomhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvirksomheta business; activity
2Norwegian Bokmålvirksomeffective
3Norwegian Bokmålvirkebusiness; work; of or related to woodwork; to...
4Germanwirkento work; to be effective; to take effect
5Middle High Germanwirken
6Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
7Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
8Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Norwegian Bokmål næring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnæringfood, sustenance, nourishment; business,...
2Norwegian Bokmålnæredefinite singular of nær; plural of nær; to feed,...
3Middle Low Germanneren
4Old Saxonnerianto save
5Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
6Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
7Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-