Where does “påverkan” come from?
påverkan (Swedish) comes from Swedish påverka, from Swedish verka, from Old Swedish värkia, from Old Norse verka, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
påverkan (Swedish): influence
Ancestry of “påverkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | påverka | to influence |
| 2 | Swedish | verka | to work, to act; to seem as, appear, to have an... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | värkia | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | verka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |