Where does “kvæde” come from?
kvæde (Danish) comes from Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic kwēþiją, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.
kvæde (Danish): quince; to chant, sing
Ancestry of “kvæde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kvæði | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwēþiją | poem; song |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kweþaną | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷét- | — |
Words derived from “kvæde”