Where does “parlamentsvalg” come from?

parlamentsvalg (Danish) comes from Danish parlament, from Old French parlement, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- — horse.

parlamentsvalg (Danish): general election, parliamentary election

Definitions

  1. general election, parliamentary election

Ancestry of “parlamentsvalg”, step by step

parlamentsvalg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish parlament

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishparlamentparliament
2Old Frenchparlementdiscussion; discourse; debate; argument;...
3Old Frenchparlerto speak; to talk
4Latinparabolōto make clear by metaphors
5LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
6Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
7Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
8Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
9Ancient Greekπαρά
10LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
11Gaulishwerēdoshorse
12Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

via Danish valg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvalgchoice; election
2Old Norsevalchoice
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidosEvery word from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-Every word from Gaulish werēdos