vika
Swedish
adverb
Definitions
- (in the expression: ge vika) to give in, to fold (under pressure), to give up
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish vīka, vika inherited from Old Norse víkva, víkja inherited 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
- viikata Finnish
- *wīkwaną Proto-Germanic
- undan Swedish
- undvika Swedish
- undviklig Swedish
- víkja Old Norse
- víkva Old Norse
- víkva, víkja Old Norse
- undvige Danish
- vige Danish
- vigepligt Danish
- wīchan Old High German
- wīhhan Old High German
- *wīkwan gmw-pro
- *wīcan Old Dutch
- wikan Old Saxon
- vīka, vika Old Swedish