Where does “hviða” come from?

hviða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hviða, from Proto-Germanic hwiþō, from Proto-Germanic hwi-, from Proto-Indo-European kwei- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

hviða (Icelandic): gust, blast, burst (e.g. of wind, air, coughing)

Definitions

  1. gust, blast, burst (e.g. of wind, air, coughing)

Ancestry of “hviða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehviðagust of wind; squall of wind
2Proto-Germanichwiþōrush of wind
3Proto-Germanichwi-to rush
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwei-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “hviða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwei- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwiþō →