Where does “avvika” come from?

avvika (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vika, from Old Norse víka, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

avvika (Norwegian Nynorsk): to deviate; to differ; definite plural of avvik

Definitions

  1. to deviate; to differ; definite plural of avvik

Ancestry of “avvika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvikadefinite singular of vik; Alternative form of...
2Old Norsevíkaweek
3Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭEvery word from Old Norse víka
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