Where does “kviðmaðr” come from?

kviðmaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kviðr, from Proto-Germanic kwidiz, from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

kviðmaðr (Old Norse): juror

Definitions

  1. juror

Ancestry of “kviðmaðr”, step by step

kviðmaðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kviðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekviðrverdict; inquest, jury; saying, word
2Proto-Germanickwidiza saying, statement, phrase
3Old Englishcweþanto say
4Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
5Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Old Norse maðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
2Proto-Germanic*mann-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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