Where does “Viking” come from?

Viking (Swedish) comes from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

Viking (Swedish): a Viking

Definitions

  1. a Viking

Ancestry of “Viking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsevíkingrViking
2Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—

Words derived from “Viking”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Old Norse víkingr →
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