Where does “hvætia” come from?
hvætia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hvetja, from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.
hvætia (Old Swedish): to sharpen, whet
Ancestry of “hvætia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvetja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwatjaną | to sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁d- | to stab |