Where does “villa” come from?

villa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse villr, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

villa (Faroese): aberration; mistake, error; to stray, to get...

Definitions

  1. aberration; mistake, error; to stray, to get...

Ancestry of “villa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevillrwild
2Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “villa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijazEvery word from Old Norse villr