wirken

Pronunciation: /ˈvɪrkən/

“wirken” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

to function, to be effective, to work
to appear, to seem
to have an effect
to perform (some action), to achieve (some effect), to work (cause to happen), to cast (a spell)
to work or be active in a certain field or industry
to work
to take effect, to be effective
to knit (with yarn), to brocade
to knead

Etymology

From Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną. Early on merged with Middle High German würken, from Old High German wurken, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, closely related to the first-mentioned verb. The i-form prevailed in Central German, the ü-form in Upper German; the latter…

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