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

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, whet

Ancestry of “hvætia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvetjato whet
2Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną →Every word from Old Norse hvetja →