Where does “seiðr” come from?
seiðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic saidaz, from Proto-Indo-European soytós, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
seiðr (Old Norse): shamanism; magic, especially that influences the...
Definitions
- shamanism; magic, especially that influences the...
Ancestry of “seiðr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | saidaz | magic, charm |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | soytós | magic |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
Words derived from “seiðr”