Where does “Húsavík” come from?
Húsavík (Faroese) comes from Icelandic Vík, from Old Norse Vík, 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;...
Ancestry of “Húsavík”, step by step
Húsavík traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic Vík
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Vík | Vík, a village in central southern Iceland, the southernmost in the country (in full Vík í Mýrdal and often so called) |
| 2 | Old Norse | Vík | a small bay, a cove, an inlet |
| 3 | Old Norse | víkja | to move, bend, curve; to move, curve, bend |
| 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;... |