Where does “veita” come from?
veita (Faroese) comes from Old Norse veita, from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *woyd-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
veita (Faroese): to drain
Definitions
- to drain
Ancestry of “veita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | veita | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *waitijaną | to cause to know, to show |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *woyd-éye-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |