Where does “verkställa” come from?

verkställa (Swedish) comes from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, from Middle Low German stellen, from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

verkställa (Swedish): execute put into effect, effect, enforce, carry out

Definitions

  1. execute put into effect, effect, enforce, carry out

Ancestry of “verkställa”, step by step

verkställa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ställa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishställato set; to put something down in an upright...
2Old Swedishstællato place upright somewhere
3Middle Low Germanstellen—
4Old Saxonstellianto place
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishverka work; something which has been accomplished; a...
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “verkställa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Saxon stellian →