Where does “vængr” come from?

vængr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vængr (Old Norse): wing

Definitions

  1. wing

Ancestry of “vængr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēngijaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vængr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēngijaz →