Where does “vøllur” come from?
vøllur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
vøllur (Faroese): lawn; field
Ancestry of “vøllur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vǫllr | field, flat ground, meadow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
Words derived from “vøllur”