Where does “veðreygr” come from?

veðreygr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse eygr, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

veðreygr (Old Norse): storm-eyed; having stormy, violent eyes

Definitions

  1. storm-eyed; having stormy, violent eyes

Ancestry of “veðreygr”, step by step

veðreygr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eygr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeygrhaving eyes of a certain kind
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Old Norse veðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveðrweather; ram
2Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →
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