Where does “utvikning” come from?

utvikning (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...

utvikning (Swedish): exposing oneself (more-or-less) nude (as a centerfold, on the internet, or the like)

Definitions

  1. exposing oneself (more-or-less) nude (as a centerfold, on the internet, or the like)

Ancestry of “utvikning”, step by step

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