Where does “Veggr” come from?

Veggr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Veggr (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Veggr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “Veggr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús →Every word from Proto-Germanic wajjuz →