Where does “ritvél” come from?

ritvél (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vél, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ritvél (Icelandic): typewriter

Definitions

  1. typewriter

Ancestry of “ritvél”, step by step

ritvél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvélmachine; motor, engine
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Icelandic rit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicritwrit; work, literary work; chart, diagram
2Old Norserit—
3Proto-Germanicwritąfissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrey-to rip, tear; to turn; wrap; bind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →