Where does “wickeln” come from?

wickeln (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

wickeln (Middle High German): to wrap around

Definitions

  1. to wrap around

Ancestry of “wickeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwickilī—
2Old High Germanwiohha—
3Proto-Germanic*weukā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “wickeln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →Every word from Old High German wiohha →