Where does “vöðvi” come from?

vöðvi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vǫðvi, from Proto-Germanic waþwô, from Proto-Indo-European wat- — curved.

vöðvi (Icelandic): muscle

Definitions

  1. muscle

Ancestry of “vöðvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫðvimuscle, calf
2Proto-Germanicwaþwôcurve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved

Words derived from “vöðvi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waþwô →Every word from Old Norse vǫðvi →