Where does “viðtøka” come from?

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

viðtøka (Faroese): resolution; acceptance

Definitions

  1. resolution; acceptance

Ancestry of “viðtøka”, step by step

viðtøka 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 tøka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetøkatake, catch
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty
Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþr- →Every word from Old Norse við →Every word from Faroese við →