Where does “valur” come from?

valur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

valur (Faroese): battlefield

Definitions

  1. battlefield

Ancestry of “valur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
2Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →
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