Where does “seiður” come from?
seiður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse seiðr, from Proto-Germanic saidaz, from Proto-Indo-European soytós, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
seiður (Icelandic): magic, witchcraft, sorcery
Definitions
- magic, witchcraft, sorcery
Ancestry of “seiður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | seiðr | shamanism; magic, especially that influences the... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saidaz | magic, charm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | soytós | magic |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |