Where does “víkingur” come from?

víkingur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

víkingur (Icelandic): Viking; A given name, Víkingur

Definitions

  1. Viking; A given name, Víkingur

Ancestry of “víkingur”, step by step

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