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Where does “kwēþiją” come from?

kwēþiją (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.

kwēþiją (Proto-Germanic): poem; song

Definitions

  1. poem; song

Ancestry of “kwēþiją”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-—

Words derived from “kwēþiją”

  • kväde
  • kvæði
  • kvæði
  • kvæði
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