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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

Definitions

  1. a wing

Ancestry of “vængur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevængrwing
2Proto-Germanicwēngijaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vængur”

  • blævængur
  • glæruvængur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →