vega
Icelandic
/ˈvɛːɣa/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (with accusative) to weigh
- (with accusative) to consider, to ponder, to weigh
- (with accusative) to slay
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse vega (weigh, fight) inherited from Proto-Germanic *weganą (move, carry, weigh, wiggle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰe-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wéǵʰe-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abwiegen German
- aufwiegen German
- auswiegen German
- bewegen German
- verwiegen German
- vorwiegen German
- wiegen German
- überwiegen German
- *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéǵʰe- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéǵʰeti Proto-Indo-European
- vege Norwegian Bokmål
- veie Norwegian Bokmål
- *weganą Proto-Germanic
- *wēgaz Proto-Germanic
- väga Swedish
- överväga Swedish
- vega Norwegian Nynorsk
- wegan Old English
- wicga Old English
- vega Old Norse
- wegan Old High German
- wegen Middle High German
- weigen Middle High German
- weien Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wegan gmw-pro
- *wegan Old Dutch
- béegan Cimbrian
- wegan Old Saxon
- weigge Alemannic German
- vægha Old Swedish
- wæghæ Old Danish