Where does “kviðuháttr” come from?

kviðuháttr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

kviðuháttr (Old Norse): a poetic meter, wherein each odd line has three positions, and each even line four

Definitions

  1. a poetic meter, wherein each odd line has three positions, and each even line four

Ancestry of “kviðuháttr”, step by step

kviðuháttr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse háttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
2Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
3Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Old Norse kviða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekviðaa ballad, narrative poem
2Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
3Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →