Where does “svikt” come from?

svikt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk svikte, from Norwegian Nynorsk svikta, from Middle Low German swichten, from Proto-Germanic swiftaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)weyp- — to twist; wind around.

svikt (Norwegian Nynorsk): failure; act of bending; curvature

Definitions

  1. failure; act of bending; curvature

Ancestry of “svikt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsksvikteAlternative form of svikta
2Norwegian Nynorsksviktato fail, give in; break; to betray; definite...
3Middle Low Germanswichtento yield
4Proto-Germanicswiftazswift; quick; moving
5Proto-Indo-European(s)weyp-to twist; wind around
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiftaz →Every word from Middle Low German swichten →