Where does “vetgirig” come from?

vetgirig (Swedish) comes from Swedish veta, from Old Swedish vita, from Old Norse víta, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vetgirig (Swedish): eager to learn, inquisitive, curious

Definitions

  1. eager to learn, inquisitive, curious

Ancestry of “vetgirig”, step by step

vetgirig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish veta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvetato know; to be certain about, to have knowledge...
2Old Swedishvitato know; to prove; to accuse
3Old Norsevítato know
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Swedish girig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgiriggreedy
2Old Norsegráðugrgreedy
3Proto-Germanicgrēdagazhungry; greedy
4Proto-Germanicgrēdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “vetgirig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →