Where does “vikulegur” come from?

vikulegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -legur, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

vikulegur (Icelandic): weekly

Definitions

  1. weekly

Ancestry of “vikulegur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-legur-ly
2Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
3Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →
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