Where does “wikan” come from?

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

wikan (Old Saxon): to yield, fold; to retreat

Definitions

  1. to yield, fold; to retreat

Ancestry of “wikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną →
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