wikan

Old Saxon

verb

Definitions

to yield, fold
to retreat

Etymology

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

*wīkwaną Proto-Germanic
gewican Old English
onwican Old English
wīcan Old English
víkja Old Norse
víkva Old Norse
víkva, víkja Old Norse
wīchan Old High German
wīhhan Old High German
*wīkwan gmw-pro
*wīcan Old Dutch