Where does “vælvera” come from?

vælvera (Faroese) comes from Faroese væl, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vælvera (Faroese): wellbeing

Definitions

wellbeing

Ancestry of “vælvera”, step by step

vælvera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese væl

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	væl	well
2	Old Norse	vél	artifice, craft
3	Proto-Germanic	wīlą	craft, deceit
4	Proto-Indo-European	wéy-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	éǵh₂	I

via Faroese vera

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	vera	to be; being
2	Old Norse	vera	to be
3	Old Norse	vesa	Archaic form of vera; to be
4	Proto-Germanic	*wesaną	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	wes-	to dress, clothe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →