Where does “kveða” come from?

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

kveða (Icelandic): to say; to recite, to sing, to chant; to compose,...

Definitions

  1. to say; to recite, to sing, to chant; to compose,...

Ancestry of “kveða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
2Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “kveða

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþanąEvery word from Old Norse kveða