vír
Icelandic
noun
Definitions
- wire
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (wire) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyro- (a twist, wire, cord, thread).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weyro-
Gloss
a twist, wire, cord, thread
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
索
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *weh₁iros Proto-Indo-European
- *wey- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyro- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyt- Proto-Indo-European
- *wigulą Proto-Germanic
- *wīlą Proto-Germanic
- *wīraz Proto-Germanic
- watel Old English
- wir Old English
- wīr Old English
- hefti Icelandic
- heftivír Icelandic
- *wēliyā Proto-Celtic
- *wēlos Proto-Celtic
- *wīra Old Saxon
- *weron Frankish
- *wei- Proto-Balto-Slavic