Where does “ákveðinn” come from?

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

ákveðinn (Icelandic): determined, decisive, assertive; certain, having...

Definitions

  1. determined, decisive, assertive; certain, having...

Ancestry of “ákveðinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicákveðato decide, to determine; a determinant
2Icelandickveðato say; to recite, to sing, to chant; to compose,...
3Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
4Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “ákveðinn

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