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

  1. The result of focused activity, work; industrial...

Ancestry of “-verk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianverk—
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →