Where does “vínviður” come from?

vínviður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Vín, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vínviður (Icelandic): a vine, a grapevine

Definitions

  1. a vine, a grapevine

Ancestry of “vínviður”, step by step

vínviður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Vín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicVínVienna
2Old Norsevínwine
3Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
4Latinvīnumwine
5Proto-Italicwīnomwine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Icelandic viður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicviðurtrees or brambles collectively; forest, wood;...
2Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →
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