Where does “vigende” come from?
vigende (Danish) comes from Danish ende, from Old Danish ændæ, from Old Norse endi, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
vigende (Danish): declining, diminishing (e.g., in size or value)
Definitions
- declining, diminishing (e.g., in size or value)
Ancestry of “vigende”, step by step
vigende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ende | end; point, prong, tine; behind, bottom,... |
| 2 | Old Danish | ændæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | endi | end, conclusion |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Danish vige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vige | to fall back, retreat; to give way, yield;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | víkja | to move, bend, curve; to move, curve, bend |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīkwaną | to yield, to fold; to retreat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |