Where does “Viking” come from?

Viking (French) comes from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

Viking (French): Viking

Definitions

  1. Viking

Ancestry of “Viking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsevíkingrViking
2Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Old Norse víkingr →