Where does “veð” come from?

veð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse veð, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

veð (Icelandic): security, surety, collateral

Definitions

  1. security, surety, collateral

Ancestry of “veð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveð—
2Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Old Norse veð →