Where does “viþia” come from?

viþia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse viðja, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

viþia (Old Swedish): withe; flexible stalk

Definitions

withe; flexible stalk

Ancestry of “viþia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	viðja	—
2	Proto-Germanic	wiþjǭ	cord, rope, thong
3	Proto-Indo-European	weyt-	that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	wéy-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	éǵh₂	I

Words derived from “viþia”

vitja
kellonvitjat
kultavitja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →