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Where does “dymbildagavika” come from?

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

dymbildagavika (Icelandic): Holy Week

Definitions

  1. Holy Week

Ancestry of “dymbildagavika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvikaweek
2Old Norsevíka—
3Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
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