Where does “kvide” come from?

kvide (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kviða, from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

kvide (Norwegian Nynorsk): sorrow, anguish, pain, distress

Definitions

  1. sorrow, anguish, pain, distress

Ancestry of “kvide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekviðaa ballad, narrative poem
2Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Old Norse kveða →