Where does “ved” come from?

ved (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

ved (Norwegian Nynorsk): at, by, near, on (near or next to)

Definitions

  1. at, by, near, on (near or next to)

Ancestry of “ved”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
2Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

Words derived from “ved”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþr- →Every word from Old Norse við →