Where does “förverkliga” come from?
förverkliga (Swedish) comes from German verwirklichen, from German wirklich, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
förverkliga (Swedish): to realize
Ancestry of “förverkliga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | verwirklichen | to substantiate, realize; to materialize; to... |
| 2 | German | wirklich | real; really, actually |
| 3 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 4 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |