Where does “verk” come from?
verk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
verk (Norwegian Nynorsk): pain, ache; pus; industrial facility, works
Definitions
- pain, ache; pus; industrial facility, works
Ancestry of “verk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | verk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
Words derived from “verk”