Where does “svíkja” come from?
svíkja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic swīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
svíkja (Faroese): to cheat, to defraud
Ancestry of “svíkja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | svíkja | to betray, deceive, cheat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swīkwaną | to move out of the way; dodge; swerve; avoid;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |