Where does “æða” come from?

æða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse œða, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaną — to rage, to be furious.

æða (Icelandic): to rage; indefinite genitive plural of æð

Definitions

  1. to rage; indefinite genitive plural of æð

Ancestry of “æða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseœða
2Proto-Germanic*wōdijanąto rage, to be furious
Every word from Proto-Germanic *wōdijanąEvery word from Old Norse œða
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