Where does “uke” come from?

uke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish uge, from Old Norse víka, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

uke (Norwegian Bokmål): a week

Definitions

  1. a week

Ancestry of “uke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishugeweek
2Old Norsevíkaweek
3Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “uke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Old Norse víka →