Where does “sedvänja” come from?

sedvänja (Swedish) comes from Swedish sed, from Old Swedish siþer, from Old Norse siðr, from Proto-Germanic siduz, from Proto-Indo-European swedʰ- — custom, habit; wont, habit, custom.

sedvänja (Swedish): a tradition, a custom

Definitions

  1. a tradition, a custom

Ancestry of “sedvänja”, step by step

sedvänja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishseda custom, a traditional habit
2Old Swedishsiþercustom, habit
3Old Norsesiðra custom, a habit; a conduct, morality, religion
4Proto-Germanicsiduzcustom, habit, practice; conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswedʰ-custom, habit; wont, habit, custom

via Swedish vana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvanainflection of van: ## definite singular ##...
2Old Swedishvani—
3Old Norsevania custom, a habit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siduz →Every word from Old Norse siðr →