Ancient Elements

unhtwǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "before dawn".

unitus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "united".

unna Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "to love".

unnaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to love".

unnr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wave".

untar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "under".

unþī Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wave, flood".

unus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "one".

uodil Old High German
Old High German word meaning "heritage".

upp Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "up".

ʾur אוּר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "light, flame".

ursus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "bear (animal)".

urta 𒅁 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "ear of barley".

urvī उर्वी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "wide, earth".

uṣas उषस् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "dawn".

utěxa Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "comfort, solace".

uttama उत्तम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "highest".

uttara उत्तर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "north".

ʿuz עוּז Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to take refuge".

uzdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "point, tip".

vacca Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "cow".

vaditi вадити Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to accuse, to argue".

vagn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wagon".

vahu 𐎺𐎢 Old Persian
Old Persian word meaning "good".

vajra वज्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "diamond", also referring to Indra's thunderbolt.

valdr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ruler".

valens Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy".

valkyrja Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "Valkyrie", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser".

vallis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "valley".

vallum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wall, rampart".

valr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "the dead, the slain (of battle)".

vangr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "meadow".

vanr Old Norse
Old Norse word referring to a member of the Vanir group of gods.

vantṛ वन्तृ Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "possessor, owner".

vár Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "spring (season)".

vara वर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "blessing, boon".

vard վարդ Ancient Armenian
Old Armenian word meaning "rose".

vargr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "outlaw, wolf".

varṇa वर्ण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "colour, appearance, form".

varr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "aware, cautious".

varṣa वर्ष Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "rain".

vāsanā वासना Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "imagination, idea, impression".

vasu वसु Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "excellent, good, wealth, light".

vasuṃdharā वसुंधरा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "possessor of wealth", referring to the earth.

vatī वती Sanskrit
Sanskrit suffix meaning "resemblance, having".

vatsa वत्स Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "beloved, dear".

vé Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "holy, sanctuary".

veda वेद Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "knowledge".

vedrŭ ведръ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "clear, cheerful".

vegr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "way, path, road".

veig Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "strength".

věkŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "age".

velĭ вель Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "great".

veneti Ancient Roman
Latin word referring to a people who lived in northeastern Italy.

venturus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "the things that will come, the future".

věra вѣра Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "faith".

verus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "true, real".

veselŭ веселъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "cheerful".

vesper Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "evening, west".

věstĭ вѣсть Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "message, news".

vestr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "west".

vęťĭjĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "more, greater", a comparative form of velĭ.

vibhava विभव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "power, majesty".

vicarius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "substitute, deputy".

victor Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "victor, conqueror".

vicus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "village".

vidŭ видъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "sight, view".

víg Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "war, battle".

vík Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "cove, inlet".

víkingr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "viking".

vili Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "will, desire".

vĭlkŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "wolf".

villa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "country house, estate".

villr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled".

vimala विमल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "clean, pure, spotless".

vinaya विनय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "leading, guidance, modesty".

vincere Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to win, to defeat".

vinda विन्द Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "finding".

vindr 1 Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wind".

vindr 2 Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Norse element possibly meaning "victor, winner".

vinr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "friend".

vintr Old Norse
Old East Norse word meaning "winter".

vinum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wine".

viola Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "violet (flower)".

vipina विपिन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "forest, thicket".

vipula विपुल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "large, extensive, plenty".

vir Old Norse
Old Norse element, probably meaning either "warrior, fighter" (related to wīgą) or "holy man" (related to wīhaz).

vīra वीर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "hero, man, brave".

viridis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "green, young".

viśāla विशाल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "wide, broad, spacious".

vĭśĭ вьсь Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "all".

višĭňa Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "sour cherry".

vitati витати Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to welcome, to greet".

vitędzĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "hero, knight".

víðir Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "willow".

víðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wide, large".

viðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "tree, wood".

vitŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic affix meaning "master, lord, hero".

viveka विवेक Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "wisdom, distinction, discrimination".

vivere Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to live".

vizkr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wise".

vohu 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "good".

vojevoda Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic title meaning "warlord, chief".

vojĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "warrior, soldier".

volděti Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to rule, to control".

vǫllr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "field, meadow".

volstĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "power, rule, sovereignty".

volxŭ волхъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman", ultimately of Germanic origin.

vǫr Old Norse
Feminine form of varr.

vorbĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "sparrow".

vorna Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "crow".

vǫrðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "guard, guardian".

vortiti Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to return, to turn".

vrá Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "corner, nook".

vrda Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian word meaning "flower, rose".

wacu Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "wake, vigil".

waddi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "pledge".

wadją Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "pledge".

wægn Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "wagon".

wær Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "aware, cautious".

wæter Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "water".

wagan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wagon".

wagnaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wagon".

waigō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "strength".

wakkar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "awake, vigilant".

wakraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "awake, vigilant".

wakrs 𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "awake, vigilant".

walah Old High German
Old High German word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman".

walaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "the dead, the slain (of battle)".

wald 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "forest".

wald 2 Old Saxon (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "ruler" or "power, authority".

waldą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "power, authority".

waldaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to rule".

waldaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "powerful, mighty, ruler".

walh Old Saxon (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman".

walhaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman" (probably derived from the name of the Celtic tribe of the Volcae).

walos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "chief".

walt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "power, authority".

walþuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "field, forest".

wan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "hope, expectation".

wandilaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "a Vandal", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe.

wang Old High German
Old High German word meaning "meadow".

wanga Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "cheek".

wangaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "meadow".

wangô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "cheek".

wani Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Frankish word meaning "hope, expectation".

war 1 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "aware, cautious".

war 2 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "true".

waraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "aware, cautious".

ward Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "guard, guardian".

wardaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "guard, guardian".

wards 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "guard, guardian".

warjaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to ward off, to prevent".

warnon Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to warn".

warnōną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to warn".

wars 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "aware, cautious".

wart Old High German
Old High German word meaning "guard, guardian".

wastos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "servant".

watar Old Germanic (Hypothetical), Old Dutch
Germanic and Old Dutch word meaning "water".

wazzar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "water".

wealcan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to move".

weald 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "powerful, mighty" or "power, authority".

weald 2 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "forest".

wealh Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "foreigner, Celt".

weall Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "wall" (of Latin origin).

weard Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "guard, guardian".

weban Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to weave".

webaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to weave".

wefan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to weave".

weg Anglo-Saxon, Old High German, Old Dutch
Old English, Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "way, path, road".

wegaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "way, path, road".

wehsal Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to change".

wehtiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "thing".

welig Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "willow".

weligaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "willow".

weljô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "will, desire".

welþjaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled".

wēniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "hope, expectation".

weniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "friend".

wentil Old High German
Old High German word meaning "a Vandal", referring to the Germanic tribe.

weoh Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "idol, image".

weosule Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "weasel".

wer Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "dam, weir".

wēraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "true, reliable, friendly".

werd Old High German
Old High German word meaning "worthy".

werien Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to defend, to protect".

wers 𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "friendly, agreeable, true".

werþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "worthy".

west Anglo-Saxon, Old High German, Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old English, Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "west".

westeraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "west".

wetti Old High German
Old High German word meaning "pledge".

wib Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wife, woman".

wībą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wife, woman".

wic Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch
Old English and Old Dutch word meaning "village, town", ultimately from Latin vicus.

wid Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "wide, large".

wīdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wide, large".

widu Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "tree, wood".

widuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "tree, wood".

wig Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English and Frankish word meaning "war, battle".

wīgą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "war, battle".

wīhaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "holy, sacred".

wiht Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "creature, being, wight, thing".

wīlą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "craft, cunning, wile".

wilde Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled".

wildi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled".

wilga Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "willow".

willa Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "will, desire".

wille Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "well (for water), water hole, stream".

willio Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "will, desire".

willo Old High German
Old High German word meaning "will, desire".

windos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "white".

wine Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "friend".

wingart Old High German
Old High German word meaning "vineyard".

wini Old High German, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "friend".

winn Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "meadow, pasture".

winnaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "labour, strive, win, gain".

wintar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "winter".

winter Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "winter".

winþuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word (possibly) meaning "victor, winner".

wintruz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "winter".

wiros Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "man".

wirt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "host".

wit 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wide, large".

wit 2 Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "white".

witu Old High German
Old High German word meaning "tree, wood".

wiz Old High German
Old High German word meaning "white".

wja 𓅱𓇋𓄿 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "sacred barque".

wlatis Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "sovereignty".

wolf Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wolf".

womb Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "belly, womb, hollow".

worþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "enclosure".

wrisjǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "giant".

wudu Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "tree, wood".

wulf Anglo-Saxon, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old English, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "wolf".

wulfaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wolf".

wulfs 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "wolf".

wunjō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "joy, bliss".

wunna Old High German
Old High German word meaning "joy, bliss".

wurhtijô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "maker, worker, wright".

wurhto Old High German
Old High German word meaning "maker, worker, wright".

wynn Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "joy, bliss".

wyrhta Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "maker, worker, wright".

xalupa Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "hut, cottage".

xanthos ξανθός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "yellow".

xenia ξενία Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "hospitality".

xenos ξένος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "foreigner, guest, stranger".

xōchitl Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "flower".

xorniti Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to feed, to protect".

xshaeta 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "shining".

xŭmelĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "hops".

xŭrvatŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "Croat".

xylon ξύλον Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "wood, timber".

y Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic suffix meaning "my".

yaʿara יַעֲרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "honeycomb".

yaḏa יָדָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to praise, to thank".

yaḏiḏ יָדִיד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "beloved, friend".

yah יָהּ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yaḥal יָחַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to wait, to hope".

yaḵol יָכֹל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be able, to prevail".

yama 1 यम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "twin".

yamin יָמִין Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "right hand, south".

yara יָרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to teach, to throw, to rain".

yaraḏ יָרַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to descend".

yasaf יָסַף Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to add, to increase".

yaśas यशस् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fame, praise, glory".

yashaʿ יָשַׁע Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to save, to deliver".

yaṯar יָתַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to remain, to exceed, to abound, to excel".

yaṭav יָטַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be good, to be happy".

yeho יְהוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yehuḏi יְהוּדִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "Jew".

yesh יֵשׁ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "existence".

yima 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "twin".

ymn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "right hand, south".

yo 1 יוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yodhana योधन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fighting, battle".

yōllōtl Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "heart, life".

yona יוֹנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "dove".

ýr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "yew tree, bow".

ytn 𐤉𐤕𐤍 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to give".

yudhi युधि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "war".

yuval יוּבָל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "stream".

zajęcĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "hare".

zaḵar זָכַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to remember".

žarŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "glow, heat".

zavaḏ זָבַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to give, to bestow".

zaval זָבַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to exalt".

zavistĭ зависть Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "envy".

zbl Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to exalt, to dwell".

zelenŭ зеленъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "green".

želěti желѣти Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to wish, to desire".

zemľa Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "land".

zevul זְבוּל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "exalted house".

zevuv זְבוּב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "fly (insect)".

zid 𒍣 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "true, loyal".

zĭdati зьдати Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to build".

zima зима Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "winter".

zimra זִםְרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "music, song".

žito жито Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "grain".

živŭ живъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "alive, living".

zoe ζωή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "life".