Where does “liðveisla” come from?
liðveisla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic veisla, from Old Norse veizla, from Old Norse veita, from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *woyd-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
liðveisla (Icelandic): aid, help
Definitions
- aid, help
Ancestry of “liðveisla”, step by step
liðveisla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic veisla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | veisla | feast, party |
| 2 | Old Norse | veizla | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | veita | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *waitijaną | to cause to know, to show |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *woyd-éye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |