Where does “verktøy” come from?

verktøy (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.

verktøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tool

Definitions

  1. a tool

Ancestry of “verktøy”, step by step

verktøy 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 tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—

Words derived from “verktøy”

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