Where does “wiku” come from?

wiku (Elfdalian) comes from Proto-Germanic wīkō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “wiku”, step by step

wiku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wīkō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīkōvillage, town; bay, inlet, fjord
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Pali bhikkhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhikkhubeggar; Buddhist monk
2Sanskritभिक्षुmendicant, beggar; A Buddhist monk

Words derived from “wiku”

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