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

  1. to move away, to flee, to retreat; to yield, to...

Ancestry of “wiken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīcanto yield, to make way
2Proto-West Germanicwīkwanto yield, to fold
3Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wiken”

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