Where does “feigðarorð” come from?

feigðarorð (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

feigðarorð (Old Norse): word of doom; fated death

Definitions

  1. word of doom; fated death

Ancestry of “feigðarorð”, step by step

feigðarorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseorðword
2Proto-Germanicwurdąword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Old Norse feigð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeigðfeyness; approaching death or doom
2Proto-Germanic*faigiþōfeyness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →