Where does “ved” come from?

ved (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

ved (Westrobothnian): Wood, living tree; Forest; Firewood

Definitions

  1. Wood, living tree; Forest; Firewood

Ancestry of “ved”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
2Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “ved”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old Norse viðr →