Where does “váttr” come from?

váttr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wahtaz, from Proto-Indo-European wokʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

váttr (Old Norse): evidence, witness

Definitions

  1. evidence, witness

Ancestry of “váttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwahtazspeech
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwokʷtosvoice, speech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “váttr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokʷtos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtaz →