Where does “vreiðr” come from?

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

vreiðr (Old Norse): angry, wroth

Definitions

  1. angry, wroth

Ancestry of “vreiðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwraiþaztwisted, bent out of shape, anxious; extremely...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vreiðr”

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