víkja

Icelandic

/ˈviːca/

verb-strong

Definitions

to yield, give way
to head (in a direction, towards something)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse víkva derived from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną (yield, retreat, fold).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wīkwaną

Gloss

yield, retreat, fold

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*wīkwaną Proto-Germanic
víkja Old Norse
víkva Old Norse
víkva, víkja Old Norse
wīchan Old High German
wīhhan Old High German
víkja Faroese
wīchen Middle High German
wäichen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*wīkwan gmw-pro
*wīcan Old Dutch
baichan Cimbrian
wikan Old Saxon
vük Westrobothnian