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Where does “veikja” come from?

veikja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic waikwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

veikja (Old Norse): to bend

Definitions

  1. to bend

Ancestry of “veikja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaikwijanąto make weak, to weaken, to soften
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “veikja”

  • veikja
  • vekia
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