Where does “ve” come from?

ve (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vé, from Proto-Germanic wīhą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ve (Norwegian Nynorsk): holy place, place of offering

Definitions

  1. holy place, place of offering

Ancestry of “ve”, step by step

ve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevémansion, house; temple, sanctuary
2Proto-Germanicwīhąsacred area, sanctuary
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Old Norse vei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveiwoe
2Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīhą →