Where does “viðr” come from?

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

viðr (Old Norse): wood; Alternative form of við

Definitions

  1. wood; Alternative form of við

Ancestry of “viðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “viðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →