Where does “avvik” come from?
avvik (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål avvike, from Danish afvige, from Danish vige, from Old Norse víkja, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
avvik (Norwegian Bokmål): deviation; imperative of avvike
Definitions
- deviation; imperative of avvike
Ancestry of “avvik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | avvike | to deviate; to differ |
| 2 | Danish | afvige | to deviate |
| 3 | Danish | vige | to fall back, retreat; to give way, yield;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | víkja | to move, bend, curve; to move, curve, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīkwaną | to yield, to fold; to retreat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |