Where does “ákveðni” come from?

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

ákveðni (Icelandic): decisiveness, determination

Definitions

  1. decisiveness, determination

Ancestry of “ákveðni”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Old Norse kveða →