Where does “viking” come from?

viking (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

viking (Norwegian Bokmål): a Viking

Definitions

  1. a Viking

Ancestry of “viking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsevíkingrViking
2Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—

Words derived from “viking”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Old Norse víkingr →