Where does “indvikle” come from?
indvikle (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vikle, from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
indvikle (Danish): to envelop, wrap (in a cloth, ribbon etc.)
Definitions
- to envelop, wrap (in a cloth, ribbon etc.)
Ancestry of “indvikle”, step by step
indvikle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vikle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vikle | — |
| 2 | German | wickeln | to wrap |
| 3 | Middle High German | wickeln | to wrap around |
| 4 | Old High German | wickilī | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wiohha | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *weukā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via German einwickeln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | einwickeln | to envelop, wrap up, wrap; to fool, take in |
| 2 | German | ein | one; a, an; indicating motion into something |
| 3 | Middle High German | ein | one |
| 4 | Old High German | ein | one; only |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |