Where does “víkjask” come from?

víkjask (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse víkja, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

víkjask (Old Norse): to slip away

Definitions

  1. to slip away

Ancestry of “víkjask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíkjato move, bend, curve; to move, curve, bend
2Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “víkjask”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną →