Where does “vǫkvi” come from?

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

vǫkvi (Old Norse): moisture, fluid, humidity

Definitions

  1. moisture, fluid, humidity

Ancestry of “vǫkvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫkrmoist, wet
2Proto-Germanicwakwazwet, moist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakwaz →Every word from Old Norse vǫkr →