Where does “borðtölva” come from?

borðtölva (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tölva, from Icelandic völva, from Old Norse vǫlva, from Old Norse vǫlr, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

borðtölva (Icelandic): desktop computer

Definitions

  1. desktop computer

Ancestry of “borðtölva”, step by step

borðtölva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tölva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictölvacomputer
2Icelandicvölvavölva; prophetess
3Old Norsevǫlvavölva; prophetess, seeress, witch
4Old Norsevǫlra rounded staff
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Icelandic borð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicborða table; a plank, board; board
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Old Norse vǫlr →