Where does “veikje” come from?
veikje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse veikja, from Proto-Germanic waikwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
veikje (Norwegian Nynorsk): to make weak or weaker
Definitions
- to make weak or weaker
Ancestry of “veikje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | veikja | to bend |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waikwijaną | to make weak, to weaken, to soften |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |