Where does “verkligen” come from?
verkligen (Swedish) comes from Swedish verklig, from German wirklich, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
verkligen (Swedish): really, in reality, actually, in fact; truly
Definitions
- really, in reality, actually, in fact; truly
Ancestry of “verkligen”, step by step
verkligen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish verklig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | verklig | actual, real; existing in act or reality; real,... |
| 2 | German | wirklich | real; really, actually |
| 3 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 4 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |