Where does “vængur” come from?
vængur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Germanic wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
vængur (Icelandic): a wing
Ancestry of “vængur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vængr | wing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēngijaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “vængur”