Where does “veida” come from?

veida (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse veiða, from Proto-Germanic waiþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

veida (Norwegian Nynorsk): to hunt

Definitions

  1. to hunt

Ancestry of “veida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveiðato catch, hunt
2Proto-Germanicwaiþijanąto hunt, pursue; to graze, feed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “veida”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþijaną →Every word from Old Norse veiða →