Where does “ákveða” come from?

ákveða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kveða, from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

ákveða (Icelandic): to decide, to determine; a determinant

Definitions

  1. to decide, to determine; a determinant

Ancestry of “ákveða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickveðato say; to recite, to sing, to chant; to compose,...
2Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “ákveða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Old Norse kveða →
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