Where does “dymbilvika” come from?
dymbilvika (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...
dymbilvika (Icelandic): Holy Week
Ancestry of “dymbilvika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vika | week |
| 2 | Old Norse | víka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |