Where does “viking” come from?

viking (Swedish) comes from Old Norse víkingr, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

viking (Swedish): a Viking

Definitions

  1. a Viking

Ancestry of “viking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsevíkingrViking
2Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Old Norse víkingr →