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Where does “veiða” come from?

veiða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic waiþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

veiða (Old Norse): to catch, hunt

Definitions

  1. to catch, hunt

Ancestry of “veiða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiþijanąto hunt, pursue; to graze, feed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “veiða”

  • veida
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →