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Where does “wika” come from?

wika (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic wikā, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

wika (Old Saxon): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “wika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “wika”

  • veke
  • væge
  • wēke
  • Week
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