Where does “verksemd” come from?

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

verksemd (Norwegian Nynorsk): activity

Definitions

  1. activity

Ancestry of “verksemd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverksamactive; effective
2Norwegian Nynorskverkato work; to seem, appear; Alternative form of...
3Old Norseverka—
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “verksemd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →