Where does “vika” come from?

vika (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...

vika (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of vik; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of vik; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “vika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíkaweek
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “vika”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Old Norse víka →