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Where does “vígja” come from?

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

vígja (Icelandic): to consecrate, to set apart for a holy use; to...

Definitions

  1. to consecrate, to set apart for a holy use; to...

Ancestry of “vígja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevígja—
2Proto-Germanicwīhijanąto hallow, to consecrate
3Proto-Germanicwīhazsacred, holy
4Proto-Germanicwiganąto fight, to battle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vígja”

  • vígsla
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