Where does “hviða” come from?

hviða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwiþō, from Proto-Germanic hwi-, from Proto-Indo-European kwei- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

hviða (Old Norse): gust of wind; squall of wind

Definitions

  1. gust of wind; squall of wind

Ancestry of “hviða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwiþōrush of wind
2Proto-Germanichwi-to rush
3Proto-Indo-Europeankwei-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “hviða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwei- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwiþō →