Where does “kvæði” come from?

kvæði (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic kwēþiją, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

kvæði (Icelandic): poem

Definitions

  1. poem

Ancestry of “kvæði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvæðipoetic tale of someone's personal life
2Proto-Germanickwēþijąpoem; song
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēþiją →