Where does “vig” come from?

vig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vígr, from Proto-Germanic wīgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vig (Norwegian Nynorsk): fight, battle only used in given names

Definitions

  1. fight, battle only used in given names

Ancestry of “vig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevígrin fighting condition
2Proto-Germanicwīgazfighting, warlike; able to be defeated
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīgaz →