Where does “wirkijan” come from?

wirkijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

wirkijan (Proto-West Germanic): to work; to make

Definitions

  1. to work; to make

Ancestry of “wirkijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “wirkijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →
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