Where does “wīkwaną” come from?

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

wīkwaną (Proto-Germanic): to yield, to fold; to retreat

Definitions

  1. to yield, to fold; to retreat

Ancestry of “wīkwaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wīkwaną”

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