Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīkō

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Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *wīks (consonant stem) (early)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyg-, *weyk- (“to bend, curve”), perhaps from earlier *wīks.

Pronunciation

Noun

*wīkō f

  1. bay, inlet, fjord

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wīkō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīkō *wīkôz
vocative *wīkō *wīkôz
accusative *wīkǭ *wīkōz
genitive *wīkōz *wīkǫ̂
dative *wīkōi *wīkōmaz
instrumental *wīkō *wīkōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wīku, *wīk
    • Old English: wīc
    • Old Frisian: wīk
      • Saterland Frisian: Wieke
      • West Frisian: wyk
    • Old Saxon: *wīka, *wīk
    • Old Dutch: *wīk
  • Old Norse: vík (“inlet, fjord”)
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