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

Definitions

  1. lawn; field

Ancestry of “vøllur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “vøllur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫllr →