Where does “ræða við” come from?
ræða við (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic við, from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.
ræða við (Icelandic): to talk to somebody, to talk with; to have a word...
Definitions
- to talk to somebody, to talk with; to have a word...
Ancestry of “ræða við”, step by step
ræða við traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic við
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | við | we, nominative plural form of the personal... |
| 2 | Old Norse | við | withy, withe; collar; against; towards, against |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wiþr- | against |
via Icelandic ræða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ræða | a speech, an address; to discuss, to talk, to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hræða | to frighten; to be afraid of |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrēdijaną | — |