Where does “-verk” come from?
-verk (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian verk, from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
-verk (Norwegian): The result of focused activity, work; industrial...
Definitions
- The result of focused activity, work; industrial...
Ancestry of “-verk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | verk | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | verk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |