Where does “ævikviða” come from?

ævikviða (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ævi, from Proto-Germanic aiwį̄, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

ævikviða (Old Norse): an autobiographical poem, typically composed on one's deathbed

Definitions

  1. an autobiographical poem, typically composed on one's deathbed

Ancestry of “ævikviða”, step by step

ævikviða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ævi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseævitime; life, lifetime; biography
2Proto-Germanicaiwį̄—
3Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Old Norse kviða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekviðaa ballad, narrative poem
2Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwaz →