Where does “kvein” come from?

kvein (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hvein, from Proto-Germanic hwainō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

kvein (Norwegian Nynorsk): a thin blade of grass

Definitions

  1. a thin blade of grass

Ancestry of “kvein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehveinswampy land; gorse, furze; swamp, marsh
2Proto-Germanichwainō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwainō →Every word from Old Norse hvein →