Where does “svikta” come from?

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

svikta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to fail, give in; break; to betray; definite...

Definitions

  1. to fail, give in; break; to betray; definite...

Ancestry of “svikta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswichtento yield
2Proto-Germanicswiftazswift; quick; moving
3Proto-Indo-European(s)weyp-to twist; wind around

Words derived from “svikta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiftaz →Every word from Middle Low German swichten →