Where does “kverk” come from?

kverk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kwerkō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

kverk (Old Norse): the angle below the chin; throat

Definitions

  1. the angle below the chin; throat

Ancestry of “kverk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwerkōthroat
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “kverk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerkō →