Where does “viðvíkja” come from?

viðvíkja (Faroese) comes from Faroese víkja, from Old Norse víkva, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

viðvíkja (Faroese): to concern, to regard

Definitions

  1. to concern, to regard

Ancestry of “viðvíkja”, step by step

viðvíkja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese víkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevíkja<br>; to move, to retreat
2Old Norsevíkva—
3Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Faroese við

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseviðwith; beside, near; in
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

Words derived from “viðvíkja”

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