Where does “avvikle” come from?

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

avvikle (Norwegian Bokmål): to liquidate or wind up; to abolish

Definitions

  1. to liquidate or wind up; to abolish

Ancestry of “avvikle”, step by step

avvikle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vikle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvikle—
2Germanwickelnto wrap
3Middle High Germanwickelnto wrap around
4Old High Germanwickilī—
5Old High Germanwiohha—
6Proto-Germanic*weukā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →Every word from Old High German wiohha →