Where does “velja” come from?

velja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

velja (Faroese): to choose; to elect

Definitions

  1. to choose; to elect

Ancestry of “velja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveljato choose, to select
2Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Old Norse velja →