Where does “vånding” come from?
vånding (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vånde, from Danish vande, from Old Norse vatna, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vånding (Norwegian Bokmål): writhing, groaning, or moaning in physical or mental pain; an act or instance of expressing intense suffering
Definitions
- writhing, groaning, or moaning in physical or mental pain; an act or instance of expressing intense suffering
Ancestry of “vånding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vånde | anguish, distress, agony, or torment; a state of intense mental pain, sorrow, anxiety, or fear |
| 2 | Danish | vande | indefinite plural of vand; water; irrigate |
| 3 | Old Norse | vatna | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vatn | water; lake; waterway, river |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |