Where does “svik” come from?

svik (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse svik, from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

svik (Icelandic): betrayal, treachery; fraud, swindle, scam

Definitions

  1. betrayal, treachery; fraud, swindle, scam

Ancestry of “svik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvik—
2Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

Words derived from “svik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką →Every word from Old Norse svik →