Where does “vök” come from?
vök (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic wakwō, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.
vök (Icelandic): a hole in the ice, a polynya; a break or an...
Definitions
- a hole in the ice, a polynya; a break or an...
Ancestry of “vök”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vǫk | a hole in the ice, a polynya |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wakwō | a hole in the water, a polynya |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wegʷ- | wet, moist |