Where does “vængr” come from?
vængr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
vængr (Old Norse): wing
Ancestry of “vængr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wēngijaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “vængr”