Where does “värk” come from?
värk (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish værker, from Old Norse verkr, from Proto-Germanic warkiz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
värk (Swedish): ache; continuous, dull pain; labour-pain,...
Definitions
- ache; continuous, dull pain; labour-pain,...
Ancestry of “värk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | værker | ache, pain |
| 2 | Old Norse | verkr | ache, pain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warkiz | pain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
Words derived from “värk”