Where does “víkja” come from?

víkja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse víkva, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

víkja (Icelandic): to yield, give way; to head

Definitions

  1. to yield, give way; to head

Ancestry of “víkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíkva—
2Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “víkja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną →