Where does “vríða” come from?

vríða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vríða (Old Norse): to weave, to twist, to wind

Definitions

  1. to weave, to twist, to wind

Ancestry of “vríða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vríða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną →
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