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- — resin, gum.

kvæde (Danish): quince; to chant, sing

Definitions

  1. quince; to chant, sing

Ancestry of “kvæde”, step by step

kvæde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kvæði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvæðipoetic tale of someone's personal life
2Proto-Germanickwēþijąpoem; song
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Middle Low German quede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanquedequince
2Latinmalum CydoniumCydonian apple

via Old Norse kveða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite

Words derived from “kvæde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēþiją →