Where does “vige” come from?

vige (Danish) comes from Old Norse víkja, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vige (Danish): to fall back, retreat; to give way, yield;...

Definitions

  1. to fall back, retreat; to give way, yield;...

Ancestry of “vige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíkjato move, bend, curve; to move, curve, bend
2Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vige”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną →