Where does “bindingsverk” come from?

bindingsverk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk verk, from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

bindingsverk (Norwegian Nynorsk): half-timbered construction, timber framing

Definitions

  1. half-timbered construction, timber framing

Ancestry of “bindingsverk”, step by step

bindingsverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverkpain, ache; pus; industrial facility, works
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Norwegian Nynorsk binding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbindinga bond, tie
2Norwegian Nynorskbindeto tie; bind
3Old Norsebindato bind, tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →