Where does “vak” come from?

vak (Swedish) comes from Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic wakwō, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

vak (Swedish): polynya, a hole in a sheet of ice; vigil,...

Definitions

  1. polynya, a hole in a sheet of ice; vigil,...

Ancestry of “vak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫka hole in the ice, a polynya
2Proto-Germanicwakwōa hole in the water, a polynya
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist

Words derived from “vak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakwō →Every word from Old Norse vǫk →