Where does “viðja” come from?

viðja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse viðja, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

viðja (Icelandic): Salix borealis

Definitions

  1. Salix borealis

Ancestry of “viðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðja—
2Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →