Where does “vika ihop” come from?

vika ihop (Swedish) comes from Swedish ihop, from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz — hill.

vika ihop (Swedish): to fold up, to fold (into several layers)

Definitions

  1. to fold up, to fold (into several layers)

Ancestry of “vika ihop”, step by step

vika ihop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ihop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishihoptogether
2Swedishiused to signify that an action is done with...
3Swedishhopheap, collection; a whole bunch
4Old Norsehóprheap; group
5Middle Low Germanhōp
6Old Saxonhōp
7Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
8Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
9Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kouposEvery word from Proto-Germanic haupazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic haup