Where does “viikkaus” come from?

viikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikata, 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...

viikkaus (Finnish): folding clothes

Definitions

  1. folding clothes

Ancestry of “viikkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikatato fold clothes
2Swedishvikato fold (into several layers)
3Old Swedishvīkaweek
4Old Norsevíkaweek
5Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Old Norse víka →