Where does “kviða” come from?

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

kviða (Icelandic): an epic poem

Definitions

  1. an epic poem

Ancestry of “kviða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekviðaa ballad, narrative poem
2Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “kviða”

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