Where does “svikte” come from?

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

svikte (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of svikta

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of svikta

Ancestry of “svikte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksviktato fail, give in; break; to betray; definite...
2Middle Low Germanswichtento yield
3Proto-Germanicswiftazswift; quick; moving
4Proto-Indo-European(s)weyp-to twist; wind around

Words derived from “svikte”

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