Where does “vedda” come from?

vedda (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse veðja, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vedda (Norwegian Nynorsk): to bet, wager; bet, daresay

Definitions

  1. to bet, wager; bet, daresay

Ancestry of “vedda”, step by step

vedda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse veðja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveðjato bet; to pledge
2Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
3Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

via Sinhalese වැද්දා

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sinhaleseවැද්දාarcher
2Sanskritवेतिpersecute, strive, chase

Words derived from “vedda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadjōną →