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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīhą →