Where does “viking” come from?

viking (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

viking (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Viking

Definitions

  1. a Viking

Ancestry of “viking”, step by step

viking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse víkingr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsevíkingrViking
2Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—

via Old Norse víking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíking—

Words derived from “viking”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Old Norse víkingr →