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

  1. a hole in the ice, a polynya; a break or an...

Ancestry of “vök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫka hole in the ice, a polynya
2Proto-Germanicwakwōa hole in the water, a polynya
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakwō →Every word from Old Norse vǫk →