Where does “veksel” come from?

veksel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Wechsel, from Middle High German wëhsel, from Old High German wehsal, from Proto-Germanic wihslaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

veksel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bill of exchange

Definitions

  1. a bill of exchange

Ancestry of “veksel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWechselchange; bill of exchange
2Middle High Germanwëhsel—
3Old High Germanwehsal—
4Proto-Germanicwihslazchange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “veksel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihslaz →