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

avvika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvikato fold (into several layers)
2Old Swedishvīkaweek
3Old Norsevíkaweek
4Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

via Swedish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “avvika”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Old Norse víka →
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