Where does “vanvid” come from?

vanvid (Danish) comes from Old Norse vanvit, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vanvid (Danish): insanity, madness

Definitions

  1. insanity, madness

Ancestry of “vanvid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevanvit—
2Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
3Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
4Proto-Germanic*wet—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →