Where does “uitwijken” come from?
uitwijken (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijken, from Middle Dutch wiken, from Old Dutch wīcan, from Proto-West Germanic wīkwan, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
uitwijken (Dutch): to divert oneself; to emigrate
Definitions
- to divert oneself; to emigrate
Ancestry of “uitwijken”, step by step
uitwijken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wijken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijken | to yield, make way; to recede; to disappear |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wiken | to move away, to flee, to retreat; to yield, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wīcan | to yield, to make way |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīkwan | to yield, to fold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīkwaną | to yield, to fold; to retreat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |