Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “vændi” come from?

vændi (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vándr, from Proto-Germanic wanh-.

vændi (Old Norse): wickedness

Definitions

  1. wickedness

Ancestry of “vændi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevándrevil
2Proto-Germanicwanh-—

Words derived from “vændi”

  • vændiskona
  • vændi
Every word from Proto-Germanic wanh- →