Where does “verktyg” come from?

verktyg (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.

verktyg (Swedish): a tool

Definitions

  1. a tool

Ancestry of “verktyg”, step by step

verktyg 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 tyg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtyggear, equipment; cloth, textile, fabric
2Old Swedishtygh—
3Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
4Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
5Old Saxontiuh—

Words derived from “verktyg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →