Where does “undvika” come from?

undvika (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...

undvika (Swedish): to avoid

Definitions

  1. to avoid

Ancestry of “undvika”, step by step

undvika 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 undan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishundanaway

Words derived from “undvika

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