Where does “veiðr” come from?

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

veiðr (Old Norse): hunt, chase

Definitions

  1. hunt, chase

Ancestry of “veiðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “veiðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →
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