Where does “viktim” come from?

viktim (Haitian Creole) comes from French victime, from Latin victima, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

viktim (Haitian Creole): victim

Definitions

  1. victim

Ancestry of “viktim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvictimevictim
2Latinvictimasacrificial victim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin victima →