Where does “vīka” come from?
vīka (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse víka, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Ancestry of “vīka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | víka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |