Where does “viðgerð” come from?

viðgerð (Faroese) comes from Faroese við, from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

viðgerð (Faroese): treatment, therapy, surgery; processing; hearing,...

Definitions

  1. treatment, therapy, surgery; processing; hearing,...

Ancestry of “viðgerð”, step by step

viðgerð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese við

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseviðwith; beside, near; in
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

via Faroese gerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegerðaction, work, act, deed, making
2Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
3Proto-Germanicgarwidō—

Words derived from “viðgerð”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþr- →Every word from Old Norse við →Every word from Faroese við →