Where does “vitja” come from?

vitja (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish viþia, from Old Norse viðja, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vitja (Finnish): chain

Definitions

  1. chain

Ancestry of “vitja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishviþiawithe; flexible stalk
2Old Norseviðja—
3Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “vitja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →