Where does “virka” come from?

virka (Swedish) comes from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

virka (Swedish): to crochet

Definitions

  1. to crochet

Ancestry of “virka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevirkja—
2Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “virka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →
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