Where does “維京人” come from?

維京人 (Chinese) comes from English Viking, from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

維京人 (Chinese): Viking

Definitions

  1. Viking

Ancestry of “維京人”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVikingOne of the Scandinavian or other Northern...
2Old NorsevíkingrViking
3Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Old Norse víkingr →Every word from English Viking →
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