Where does “virkemiddel” come from?

virkemiddel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål middel, from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

virkemiddel (Norwegian Bokmål): means, remedy, instrument, tool

Definitions

  1. means, remedy, instrument, tool

Ancestry of “virkemiddel”, step by step

virkemiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmiddela means
2Middle Low Germanmiddel
3Old Saxonmiddil
4Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål virke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvirkebusiness; work; of or related to woodwork; to...
2Germanwirkento work; to be effective; to take effect
3Middle High Germanwirken
4Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
5Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
6Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos