Where does “vígsla” come from?
vígsla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vígja, 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;...
vígsla (Icelandic): consecration; ordination; inauguration
Definitions
- consecration; ordination; inauguration
Ancestry of “vígsla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | vígja | to consecrate, to set apart for a holy use; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vígja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīhijaną | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīhaz | sacred, holy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiganą | to fight, to battle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |