vætte
Danish
[ˈʋɛd̥ə]
noun
Definitions
- (mythology) smaller supernatural being
Etymology
Inherited from Old Danish wæt inherited from Old Norse véttr inherited from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (essence, object, thing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wihtiz
Gloss
essence, object, thing
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- godwit English
- wight English
- wightly English
- Bösewicht German
- Wicht German
- Wichtel German
- *wekti- Proto-Indo-European
- *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wihtiz Proto-Germanic
- *wihtą Proto-Germanic
- awiht Old English
- efenwiht Old English
- wiht Old English
- weight Middle English
- wight Middle English
- wiȝt Middle English
- véttr Old Norse
- vítr Old Norse
- gewichte Middle Dutch
- iowiht Old High German
- wiht Old High German
- wicht Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- wicht Middle Low German
- wiht Old Saxon
- wæt Old Danish