Where does “viljestyrke” come from?

viljestyrke (Danish) comes from Danish styrke, from Old Danish styrkæ, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

viljestyrke (Danish): willpower

Definitions

  1. willpower

Ancestry of “viljestyrke”, step by step

viljestyrke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish styrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstyrkestrength; strengthen, invigorate
2Old Danishstyrkæ—
3Old Norsestyrkja—
4Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
5Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Danish vilje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishviljewill
2Old Norseviliwill
3Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →
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