Etymology Explorer › IcelandicWhere does “alaskavíðir” come from? alaskavíðir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic víðir, from Old Norse víðir, from Proto-Germanic wīþijō, from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
alaskavíðir (Icelandic): Alaska willow (Salix alaxensis)
Definitions Alaska willow (Salix alaxensis) Ancestry of “alaskavíðir”, step by step alaskavíðir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic víðir Step Language Word Meaning 1 Icelandic víðir willow 2 Old Norse víðir willow; positive degree strong masculine... 3 Proto-Germanic wīþijō willow 4 Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis that which twines or bends; branch, switch 5 Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
via Icelandic Alaska Step Language Word Meaning 1 Icelandic Alaska Alaska 2 English Alaska Ellipsis of baked Alaska 3 Russian Аля́ска — 4 Aleut alaxsxaq that toward which the action of the sea is...