Where does “витѧзь” come from?

витѧзь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vitędzь, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

витѧзь (Old East Slavic): hero, knight

Definitions

  1. hero, knight

Ancestry of “витѧзь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvitędzьknight, hero
2Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitędzь →