Where does “antwican” come from?

antwican (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīcan, from Proto-West Germanic wīkwan, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

antwican (Old Dutch): to disappear, to go away

Definitions

  1. to disappear, to go away

Ancestry of “antwican”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīcanto yield, to make way
2Proto-West Germanicwīkwanto yield, to fold
3Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-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 wīkwaną →