Where does “geithvönn” come from?

geithvönn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic geit, from Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.

geithvönn (Icelandic): Angelica sylvestris

Definitions

  1. Angelica sylvestris

Ancestry of “geithvönn”, step by step

geithvönn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic geit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeita goat
2Old Norsegeita she-goat
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—

via Icelandic hvönn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvönnangelica
2Old Norsehvǫnnangelica
3Proto-Germanichwannōangelica
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱwenHdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaits →Every word from Old Norse geit →