Where does “viðja” come from?

viðja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “viðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “viðja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →