Where does “vietnieks” come from?

vietnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian vieta, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vietnieks (Latvian): replacement, substitute; second in command,...

Definitions

  1. replacement, substitute; second in command,...

Ancestry of “vietnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvietaplace, spot, site; position, office, post; space,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vietnieks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latvian vieta →