Where does “wiken” come from?
wiken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīcan, from Proto-West Germanic wīkwan, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
wiken (Middle Dutch): to move away, to flee, to retreat; to yield, to...
Definitions
- to move away, to flee, to retreat; to yield, to...
Ancestry of “wiken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | wīcan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wīkwan | to yield, to fold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīkwaną | to yield, to fold; to retreat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “wiken”