Where does “nǫkkviðr” come from?

nǫkkviðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nǫkkviðr (Old Norse): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “nǫkkviðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
2Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “nǫkkviðr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷósEvery word from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz