Where does “verkja” come from?
verkja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse verkja, from Proto-Germanic *warkijaną, from Proto-Germanic warkiz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
verkja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to ache
Definitions
- to ache
Ancestry of “verkja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | verkja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *warkijaną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warkiz | pain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |