Where does “våldsverkare” come from?

våldsverkare (Swedish) comes 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.

våldsverkare (Swedish): perpetrator of violence (one who commits a violent act (often))

Definitions

  1. perpetrator of violence (one who commits a violent act (often))

Ancestry of “våldsverkare”, step by step

våldsverkare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish verka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishverkato work, to act; to seem as, appear, to have an...
2Old Swedishvärkia—
3Old Norseverka—
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Swedish våld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåldviolence; force
2Old Swedishvald—
3Old Norsevald—
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →