Where does “geðveikur” come from?

geðveikur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic veikur, from Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

geðveikur (Icelandic): insane, mentally ill; sick, awesome

Definitions

  1. insane, mentally ill; sick, awesome

Ancestry of “geðveikur”, step by step

geðveikur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic veikur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicveikurweak, pliant; sick, ill; faint, low
2Old Norseveikrpliant; weak
3Proto-Germanicwaikwazweak, soft, pliable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Icelandic geð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeðmind; mood, feeling; temper, disposition
2Old Norsegeðmind; mood; wits; senses
3Proto-Germanicgadjąmind; courage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waikwaz →