Where does “kvæði” come from?

kvæði (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kwēþiją, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

kvæði (Old Norse): poetic tale of someone's personal life

Definitions

  1. poetic tale of someone's personal life

Ancestry of “kvæði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwēþijąpoem; song
2Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “kvæði”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēþiją →