Where does “vika samman” come from?

vika samman (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...

Ancestry of “vika samman”, step by step

vika samman 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 samman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsammantogether
2Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
3Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Old Norse víka →