Where does “veiða” come from?

veiða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse veiða, from Proto-Germanic waiþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

veiða (Icelandic): to hunt; to fish

Definitions

to hunt; to fish

Ancestry of “veiða”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	veiða	to catch, hunt
2	Proto-Germanic	waiþijaną	to hunt, pursue; to graze, feed
3	Proto-Indo-European	weyh₁-	to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “veiða”

veiðimaður

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþijaną →Every word from Old Norse veiða →