Where does “viðbeina” come from?

viðbeina (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic bainą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

Ancestry of “viðbeina”, step by step

viðbeina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeinleg; bone
2Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Old Norse við

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
2Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

Words derived from “viðbeina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bainą →Every word from Old Norse bein →