Where does “váttur” come from?

váttur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse váttr, from Proto-Germanic wahtaz, from Proto-Indo-European wokʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

váttur (Faroese): proof, evidence, witness

Definitions

  1. proof, evidence, witness

Ancestry of “váttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseváttrevidence, witness
2Proto-Germanicwahtazspeech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwokʷtosvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “váttur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokʷtos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtaz →