Where does “vǫkóttr” come from?

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

vǫkóttr (Old Norse): full of holes about ice

Definitions

  1. full of holes about ice

Ancestry of “vǫkóttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫka hole in the ice, a polynya
2Proto-Germanicwakwōa hole in the water, a polynya
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakwō →Every word from Old Norse vǫk →
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