Where does “vǫðvi” come from?

vǫðvi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic waþwô, from Proto-Indo-European wat- — curved.

vǫðvi (Old Norse): muscle, calf

Definitions

  1. muscle, calf

Ancestry of “vǫðvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaþwôcurve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved

Words derived from “vǫðvi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waþwô →