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