Where does “auðvitað” come from?

auðvitað (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic auð-, from Proto-Germanic auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

auðvitað (Icelandic): of course

Definitions

  1. of course

Ancestry of “auðvitað”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicauð-easily-
2Proto-Germanicauþuzeasy; light
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic auþuz →