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
- polynya, a hole in a sheet of ice; vigil,...
Ancestry of “vak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vǫk | a hole in the ice, a polynya |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wakwō | a hole in the water, a polynya |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wegʷ- | wet, moist |