Where does “vælge” come from?
vælge (Danish) comes from Old Danish wæliæ, from Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
vælge (Danish): choose; select; elect
Ancestry of “vælge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | wæliæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | velja | to choose, to select |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “vælge”