Where does “vǫkva” come from?

vǫkva (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vǫkr, from Proto-Germanic wakwaz, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

vǫkva (Old Norse): moisture, humidity; to moisten, water

Definitions

  1. moisture, humidity; to moisten, water

Ancestry of “vǫkva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫkrmoist, wet
2Proto-Germanicwakwazwet, moist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist

Words derived from “vǫkva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakwaz →Every word from Old Norse vǫkr →