Where does “valkűrök” come from?

valkűrök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian valkűr, from German Walküre, from Old Norse valkyrja, from Old Norse kyrja, from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

valkűrök (Hungarian): nominative plural of valkűr

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of valkűr

Ancestry of “valkűrök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianvalkűrValkyrie
2GermanWalküreValkyrie
3Old NorsevalkyrjaValkyrie
4Old Norsekyrjachooser
5Old Norsekjósato choose; to desire, wish; to elect
6Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Old Norse kjósa →