Where does “veke” come from?

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

veke (Norwegian Nynorsk): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “veke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíkaweek
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Old Norse víka →
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