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

Definitions

  1. choose; select; elect

Ancestry of “vælge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwæliæ—
2Old Norseveljato choose, to select
3Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “vælge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Old Norse velja →