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Where does “verk” come from?

verk (Swedish) comes from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

verk (Swedish): a work; something which has been accomplished; a...

Definitions

  1. a work; something which has been accomplished; a...

Ancestry of “verk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverk—
2Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “verk”

  • skatteverk
  • högskoleverk
  • fredsverk
  • lövverk
  • läroverk
  • valsverk
  • kärnkraftverk
  • kraftverk
  • mästerverk
  • uppslagsverk
  • tröskverk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →