Where does “spjaldtölva” come from?

spjaldtölva (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.

spjaldtölva (Icelandic): tablet computer

Definitions

  1. tablet computer

Ancestry of “spjaldtölva”, step by step

spjaldtölva 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 spjald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspjaldcard; cover; a written notice, sign
2Old Norsespjald—
3Proto-Germanicspeldąa split or broken piece of wood; splinter; board
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Old Norse vǫlr →