Where does “þvottavél” come from?
þvottavél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vél, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
þvottavél (Icelandic): washing machine
Ancestry of “þvottavél”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | vél | machine; motor, engine |
| 2 | Old Norse | vél | artifice, craft |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīlą | craft, deceit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |