Where does “vri” come from?
vri (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vride, from Old Danish writhæ, from Old Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
vri (Norwegian Bokmål): to turn, twist, wring; to squirm, twist, wriggle,...
Definitions
- to turn, twist, wring; to squirm, twist, wriggle,...
Ancestry of “vri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | vride | to twist; to wrench; to wring |
| 2 | Old Danish | writhæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ríða | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |