Where does “vinnuvika” come from?

vinnuvika (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vika, from Old Norse víka, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

vinnuvika (Icelandic): working week, workweek

Definitions

  1. working week, workweek

Ancestry of “vinnuvika”, step by step

vinnuvika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvikaweek
2Old Norsevíkaweek
3Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

via Icelandic vinna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvinnaa job, an occupation, an employment; work,...
2Old Norsevinnato accomplish
3Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Old Norse víka →