Where does “veikt” come from?

veikt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål veik, from Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

veikt (Norwegian Bokmål): neuter singular of veik

Definitions

  1. neuter singular of veik

Ancestry of “veikt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålveikweak; flexible, pliant; simple past of vike
2Old Norseveikrpliant; weak
3Proto-Germanicwaikwazweak, soft, pliable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waikwaz →