Where does “vítaspyrna” come from?

vítaspyrna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vítaspyrna (Icelandic): penalty kick

Definitions

  1. penalty kick

Ancestry of “vítaspyrna”, step by step

vítaspyrna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic víti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvítihell; penalty
2Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
3Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Icelandic spyrna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspyrnato kick; kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →