Where does “valgkreds” come from?

valgkreds (Danish) comes from Danish valg, from Old Norse val, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

valgkreds (Danish): constituency, electoral district, electorate

Definitions

  1. constituency, electoral district, electorate

Ancestry of “valgkreds”, step by step

valgkreds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish kreds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkredscircle, ring; constituency, district, ward;...
2Middle High Germankreiz—
3Old High Germankreiz—
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →