Where does “veiða” come from?

veiða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse veiða, from Proto-Germanic waiþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

veiða (Faroese): hunting; yield from hunting; to hunt

Definitions

  1. hunting; yield from hunting; to hunt

Ancestry of “veiða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveiðato catch, hunt
2Proto-Germanicwaiþijanąto hunt, pursue; to graze, feed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “veiða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþijaną →Every word from Old Norse veiða →