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Where does “avvika” come from?

avvika (Swedish) comes from Swedish vika, from Old Swedish vīka, from Old Norse víka, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

avvika (Swedish): deflect; deviate from the original path; leave;...

Definitions

  1. deflect; deviate from the original path; leave;...

Ancestry of “avvika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvikato give in, to fold , to give up; to fold; to...
2Old Swedishvīka—
3Old Norsevíka—
4Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “avvika”

  • standardavvikelse
  • avvikelse
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