Where does “ヴァイキング” come from?

ヴァイキング (Japanese) comes from English Viking, from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

ヴァイキング (Japanese): a Viking

Definitions

  1. a Viking

Ancestry of “ヴァイキング”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVikingOne of the Scandinavian or other Northern...
2Old NorsevíkingrViking
3Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Old Norse víkingr →Every word from English Viking →