Where does “kjöltutölva” come from?

kjöltutölva (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.

kjöltutölva (Icelandic): a laptop computer

Definitions

  1. a laptop computer

Ancestry of “kjöltutölva”, step by step

kjöltutölva 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 kjalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjaltalap
2Old Norsekjaltalap
3Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Old Norse vǫlr →