Where does “vík” come from?

vík (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wīkō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vík (Old Norse): inlet, cove, fjord; bay, inlet

Definitions

  1. inlet, cove, fjord; bay, inlet

Ancestry of “vík”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīkōvillage, town; bay, inlet, fjord
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vík”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkō →