Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “hvetja” come from?

hvetja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.

Ancestry of “hvetja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “hvetja”

  • hvetja
  • gwätt
  • hvætia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- →