Where does “virksomhet” come from?
virksomhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
virksomhet (Norwegian Bokmål): a business; activity
Definitions
- a business; activity
Ancestry of “virksomhet”, step by step
virksomhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål virksom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | virksom | effective |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | virke | business; work; of or related to woodwork; to... |
| 3 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 4 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |