Where does “viikata” come from?

viikata (Finnish) comes from Swedish vika, from Old Swedish vīka, from Old Norse víka, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

viikata (Finnish): to fold clothes

Definitions

  1. to fold clothes

Ancestry of “viikata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvikato fold (into several layers)
2Old Swedishvīkaweek
3Old Norsevíkaweek
4Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “viikata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Old Norse víka →