Where does “veggr” come from?

veggr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

veggr (Old Norse): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “veggr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “veggr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús →Every word from Proto-Germanic wajjuz →
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