Where does “örvænta” come from?

örvænta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ör, from Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

örvænta (Icelandic): to despair

Definitions

  1. to despair

Ancestry of “örvænta”, step by step

örvænta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicörarrow; directed edge, arrow, arc; scar
2Old Norseǫrarrow; inflection of ǫrr: ## positive degree...
3Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow

via Icelandic vænta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvæntato expect
2Old Norsevænta—
3Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—

Words derived from “örvænta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō →Every word from Old Norse ǫr →