Where does “vädi” come from?

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

vädi (Westrobothnian): to plough snow

Definitions

  1. to plough snow

Ancestry of “vädi”, 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 →