Where does “við vónum” come from?

við vónum (Faroese) comes from Faroese vón, from Old Norse ón, from Proto-Germanic ēnu, from Proto-Indo-European anew — without.

við vónum (Faroese): hopefully

Definitions

  1. hopefully

Ancestry of “við vónum”, step by step

við vónum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese vón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevónhope, expectation
2Old Norseónhope, expectation
3Proto-Germanicēnuwithout
4Proto-Indo-Europeananewwithout

via Faroese við

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseviðwith; beside, near; in
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European anew →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēnu →Every word from Old Norse ón →