Where does “vír” come from?

vír (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic wīraz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁iros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vír (Icelandic): wire

Definitions

  1. wire

Ancestry of “vír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīrazwire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁irosa twist, thread, cord, wire; turned, twisted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vír”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁iros →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīraz →