Where does “vic” come from?

vic (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic vicca, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vic (Veps): twig; switch

Definitions

  1. twig; switch

Ancestry of “vic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicviccatwig, wicker, withe
2Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →
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