English
Vidar
Vidar comes from Old Norse Víðarr.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Víðarr
- EnglishtodayVidar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Víðarr
- EnglishtodayVidar
A compound of víðr ‘wide’ + herr ‘army’
Proto-Germanic *wīdaz ‘wide’
Old Norse víðr ‘wide’
Proto-Indo-European *ker- ‘war’
Proto-Germanic *harjaz ‘army’
Proto-Norse harja ‘army leader’
Old Norse herr ‘army’
Every English word from Old Norse Víðarr
Today it means
name A god, son of Odin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Víðarr / Vidar