Where does “kviða” come from?

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

kviða (Old Norse): a ballad, narrative poem

Definitions

  1. a ballad, narrative poem

Ancestry of “kviða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
2Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “kviða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Old Norse kveða →