Where does “vælger” come from?
vælger (Danish) comes from Danish vælge, from Old Danish wæliæ, from Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
vælger (Danish): voter; present of vælge
Ancestry of “vælger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | vælge | choose; select; elect |
| 2 | Old Danish | wæliæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | velja | to choose, to select |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “vælger”