Where does “víti” come from?

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

víti (Icelandic): hell; penalty

Definitions

  1. hell; penalty

Ancestry of “víti”, step by step

víti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse viti

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

via Proto-Slavic vī́tī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvī́tīto bend, to twist
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwīˀteito drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “víti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →