Indo-European etymology : Query result

Proto-IE: *weik-, -g- (Gr w-)

Meaning: soft, pliable; to avoid

Tokharian: A, B wik- 'disappear, shun, avoid' (Adams 599)

Old Indian: vī́ci- f. `going or leading aside, aberration, deceit'; vejate, vijáte, vinakti, ptc. viktá-, vigna- `to move with a quick darting motion; to start back, recoil, flee from'

Old Greek: éi̯kō, aor. êi̯ksai̯, éei̯kse (Alkman) `weichen, zurückgehen, nachstehen'; hǘpei̯ksi-s `das Zurückweichen, das Nachgeben', aor. *wik-s-: gíksai = khōrē̂sai Hsch.

Baltic: *wīk- vb. intr., *wīk-ia- c., *wī̂k-n-iā̃ (1) f., *wīk-[š]-t-a- adj.

Germanic: *wīk(w)-a- vb., *wīk-ia- vb.; *wīk-ō f.; *waik-ia- vb., *waikw-a- adj., *wik-i- c.

Latin: vinciō, -īre, vīnxī, vinctum `umwinden, binden'; vinc(u)lum n. `Band, Fessel'; vicia f. `Wicke'

Other Italic: Umbr previc̨latu `praevinculātō'

Russ. meaning: мягкий, податливый; уклоняться, избегать

References: WP I 233 f

Comments: Very probably = *weig-.