*swiką

Runic: ᛊᚹᛁᚲᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswi.kɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

deceit; deception; trickery

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (‘to bend, twist, turn (aside), sway, swerve, dodge’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.swikąswikō
Acc.swikąswikō
Gen.swikas, swikisswikǫ̂
Dat.swikaiswikamaz
Inst.swikōswikamiz
Voc.swikąswikō

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Descendants

  • *swik (Proto-West Germanic)
    • (in compounds: āswih, biswih
      • beswich (Middle High German)
  • *swik (Proto-West Germanic)
    • swic (Old English)
      • swic, swik (Middle English)
        • swick (Scots)
  • *swik (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *swih (Old High German)
      • beswich (Middle High German)
  • svik (Old Norse)
    • svik (Faroese)
    • svik (Icelandic)
    • svik (Norwegian)
  • svik (Old Norse)
    • svigh (Old Danish)
      • svig (Danish)
      • swich, swik, swick (Middle Low German)
  • svik (Old Norse)
    • svik (Old Swedish)
      • svek (Swedish)
  • *vika (Proto-Finnic)
    • viga (Estonian)
    • vika (Ingrian)
    • vika, viga (Karelian)
    • vigā, viga (Livonian)
    • viga (Livvi)
    • viga (Ludian)
    • viga (Veps)
    • vika (Votic)
    • viga (Võro)
  • *vika (Proto-Finnic)
    • vika (Finnish)
      • vihki (Northern Sami)
  • *vëkē (Proto-Samic)
    • ? (Eastern Samic)
      • vahe (Inari Sami)
      • вагкь (vagk’) (Kildin Sami)
      • vââʹǩǩ (Skolt Sami)

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