Where does “årevette” come from?

årevette (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk åre, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

årevette (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wight living under the hearth

Definitions

  1. a wight living under the hearth

Ancestry of “årevette”, step by step

årevette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk åre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskårea vein; an oar
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Norwegian Nynorsk vette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvettea wight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →