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No, viking didn't originate with Anglo-Saxon; the term's origin is not certain, but it goes something like this: from Old Norse víkingr, from vík ‘creek’ or Ol
by stakkur 6y ago
No, viking didn't originate with Anglo-Saxon; the term's origin is not certain, but it goes something like this:
from Old Norse víkingr, from vík ‘creek’ or Old English wīc ‘camp, dwelling place’.
There are Norse grave markers that use the term víkingr as a verb and a name, for example.
More information: https://www.etymonline.com/word/viking https://www.etymonline.com/word/viking
- staticautomatic 6y agoWhat date? It’s eminently possible that they adopted the Anglo word for themselves.
- stakkur 6y agoWhat date for what? Here's more information: https://www.etymonline.com/word/viking https://www.etymonline.com/word/viking
- staticautomatic 6y agoThe date of the appearance of “vikingr.” The fact that the old norse word "vic" meant inlet or bay doesn't establish that vikings called themselves vikings prior to the appearance of "wicing." If it did, the literature would just say that they called themselves "vikings" from the word "vic" and point to some primary record of it.