wirken

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wirken and würken/wurken. The verb wirken is derived from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną, whereas würken/wurken is derived from *wurkijaną; both verbs from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪʁkən/
  • audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wir‧ken

Verb

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  1. to work (to function correctly)
  2. to be effective
  3. to take effect
  4. to act, behave as
  5. (manufacturing) to knit
  6. (baking) to knead

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “wirken”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “wirken” in Duden online
  • “wirken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.

Verb

wirken

  1. to work
  2. to build, to make

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: werken
    • Dutch: werken
    • Limburgish: wèrke

Further reading

  • “wirken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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