Where does “svik” come from?

svik (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

Ancestry of “svik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

Words derived from “svik

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką