Where does “vígahnöttur” come from?

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

vígahnöttur (Icelandic): meteor

Definitions

  1. meteor

Ancestry of “vígahnöttur”, step by step

vígahnöttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic víg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvígslaying, killing
2Old Norsevígfight; battle; homicide; murder; manslaughter
3Proto-Germanicwīgąfight, battle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Icelandic hnöttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnötturglobe, planet
2Old Norseknǫttrsphere, ball, orb
3Proto-Germanicknattuz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīgą →