Where does “kvøða” come from?

kvøða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

kvøða (Faroese): to chant, to sing; to say goodbye

Definitions

  1. to chant, to sing; to say goodbye

Ancestry of “kvøða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
2Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Old Norse kveða →
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