Where does “Níðhǫggr” come from?

Níðhǫggr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

Níðhǫggr (Old Norse): a dragon who eats the roots of the Ash of Yggdrasill and torments those who died in shame

Definitions

  1. a dragon who eats the roots of the Ash of Yggdrasill and torments those who died in shame

Ancestry of “Níðhǫggr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseníðdefamation; honorless
2Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “Níðhǫggr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nīþą →Every word from Old Norse níð →