Where does “vievann” come from?
vievann (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vann, from Danish vand, from Old Danish watn, 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;...
vievann (Norwegian Bokmål): holy water
Definitions
- holy water
Ancestry of “vievann”, step by step
vievann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vann | water; body of water; pond, lake; imperative of... |
| 2 | Danish | vand | water; sea; soft drink |
| 3 | Old Danish | watn | — |
| 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;... |
via Norwegian Bokmål vie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vie | dedicate something to someone or towards a cause;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vígja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīhijaną | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |