Where does “seidkona” come from?

seidkona (English) comes from Old Norse seiðkona, from Old Norse seiðr, from Proto-Germanic saidaz, from Proto-Indo-European soytós, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

seidkona (English): A female practitioner of seiðr; a seeress; a witch

Definitions

  1. A female practitioner of seiðr; a seeress; a witch

Ancestry of “seidkona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseiðkonawitch, sorceress
2Old Norseseiðrshamanism; magic, especially that influences the...
3Proto-Germanicsaidazmagic, charm
4Proto-Indo-Europeansoytósmagic
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European soytós →Every word from Proto-Germanic saidaz →