Where does “verktygslåda” come from?

verktygslåda (Swedish) comes from Swedish verktyg, 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.

verktygslåda (Swedish): a toolbox

Definitions

  1. a toolbox

Ancestry of “verktygslåda”, step by step

verktygslåda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish verktyg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishverktyga tool
2Swedishverkato work, to act; to seem as, appear, to have an...
3Old Swedishvärkia
4Old Norseverka
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Swedish låda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlådabox
2Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵomEvery word from Proto-Germanic werką
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