Where does “vikle” come from?
vikle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
Ancestry of “vikle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wickeln | to wrap |
| 2 | Middle High German | wickeln | to wrap around |
| 3 | Old High German | wickilī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wiohha | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *weukā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
Words derived from “vikle”