Where does “hválv” come from?

hválv (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hvalf, from Proto-Germanic hwalbą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hválv (Faroese): cave, cavern

Definitions

  1. cave, cavern

Ancestry of “hválv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvalf—
2Proto-Germanichwalbąvault, arch
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalbą →