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Where does “viðskeyttur” come from?

viðskeyttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic við, from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

viðskeyttur (Icelandic): something that is suffixed, something that is...

Definitions

  1. something that is suffixed, something that is...

Ancestry of “viðskeyttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicviðwe, nominative plural form of the personal...
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

Words derived from “viðskeyttur”

  • viðskeyttur boðháttur
  • viðskeyttur greinir
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