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Where does “vé” come from?

vé (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wīhą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vé (Old Norse): mansion, house; temple, sanctuary

Definitions

  1. mansion, house; temple, sanctuary

Ancestry of “vé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīhąsacred area, sanctuary
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vé”

  • vé
  • Végarðr
  • Vébjǫrn
  • Vebjørn
  • Vegard
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