Where does “svíkja” come from?

svíkja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

svíkja (Old Norse): to betray, deceive, cheat

Definitions

  1. to betray, deceive, cheat

Ancestry of “svíkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswīkwanąto move out of the way; dodge; swerve; avoid;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

Words derived from “svíkja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swīkwaną →