Where does “ákveða” come from?
ákveða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kveða, from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.
ákveða (Icelandic): to decide, to determine; a determinant
Definitions
- to decide, to determine; a determinant
Ancestry of “ákveða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | kveða | to say; to recite, to sing, to chant; to compose,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kveða | to say; to utter; to recite |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kweþaną | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷét- | — |
Words derived from “ákveða”