Where does “kvæþa” come from?

kvæþa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

kvæþa (Old Swedish): to resound, sound; to sing, chant

Definitions

  1. to resound, sound; to sing, chant

Ancestry of “kvæþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveðato say; to utter; to recite
2Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Old Norse kveða →