vottur

Icelandic

/ˈvɔhtʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • witness, eyewitness
  • sign, trace

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse váttr (witness, evidence) derived from Proto-Germanic *wahtaz (speech) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtos (speech, voice), *wekʷ- (speak, sound, sound out, utter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wekʷ-

Gloss

speak, sound, sound out, utter

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

話

Emoji
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