Where does “vǫk” come from?

vǫk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wakwō, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

vǫk (Old Norse): a hole in the ice, a polynya

Definitions

  1. a hole in the ice, a polynya

Ancestry of “vǫk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwakwōa hole in the water, a polynya
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist

Words derived from “vǫk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakwō →