Where does “tölvuvírus” come from?

tölvuvírus (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.

tölvuvírus (Icelandic): computer virus

Definitions

  1. computer virus

Ancestry of “tölvuvírus”, step by step

tölvuvírus 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 vírus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvírus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Old Norse vǫlr →