Where does “vä” come from?

vä (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse veð, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vä (Westrobothnian): bet; Alternative form of wä; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. bet; Alternative form of wä; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “vä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveð—
2Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Old Norse veð →