Where does “vedta” come from?

vedta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tå, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

vedta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to decide, to pass

Definitions

  1. to decide, to pass

Ancestry of “vedta”, step by step

vedta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktåa toe; thawed ground; ground that is free from...
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Norwegian Nynorsk ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvedat, by, near, on (near or next to)
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →