Where does “slagverker” come from?
slagverker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål slagverk, from Norwegian Bokmål verk, from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
slagverker (Norwegian Bokmål): a percussionist
Ancestry of “slagverker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slagverk | percussion; the striking mechanism of a clock |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | verk | pain, ache; pus; oeuvre |
| 3 | Old Norse | verk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |