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Where does “hvöt” come from?

hvöt (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hvǫt, from Proto-Germanic *hwatō.

hvöt (Icelandic): impulse, urge; encouragement

Definitions

  1. impulse, urge; encouragement

Ancestry of “hvöt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvǫt—
2Proto-Germanic*hwatō—

Words derived from “hvöt”

  • kynhvöt
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwatō →