Where does “povijati” come from?

povijati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pòviti, from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

povijati (Serbo-Croatian): to bend

Definitions

  1. to bend

Ancestry of “povijati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpòvitito bend
2Icelandicvítihell; penalty
3Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
4Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →