Where does “viða” come from?

viða (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

viða (Old Norse): to furnish wood; mast; bridge

Definitions

  1. to furnish wood; mast; bridge

Ancestry of “viða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
2Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “viða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old Norse viðr →