wirken

German (Berlin)

/ˈvɪʁkən/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to work to function correctly
  • to be effective
  • to take effect
  • to act, behave as
  • (manufacturing) to knit
  • (baking) to knead

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wirken inherited from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną (work, make) derived from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb), *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵ-

Gloss

work, make, act, produce, makeVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

働

Emoji
✂️ 🏗️

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