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

  1. ache; continuous, dull pain; labour-pain,...

Ancestry of “värk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishværkerache, pain
2Old Norseverkrache, pain
3Proto-Germanicwarkizpain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “värk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warkiz →Every word from Old Norse verkr →