Where does “vé” come from?

vé (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vé, from Proto-Germanic wīhą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vé (Icelandic): sanctuary

Definitions

  1. sanctuary

Ancestry of “vé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevémansion, house; temple, sanctuary
2Proto-Germanicwīhąsacred area, sanctuary
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīhą →