Where does “val” come from?

val (Danish) comes from Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

val (Danish): battlefield

Definitions

  1. battlefield

Ancestry of “val”, step by step

val traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German wal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwal—
2Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Old Norse valr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
2Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Old Norse vǫllr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →