Where does “tennisvöllur” come from?

tennisvöllur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic völlur, from Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

tennisvöllur (Icelandic): tennis court

Definitions

  1. tennis court

Ancestry of “tennisvöllur”, step by step

tennisvöllur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic völlur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvöllurfield, lawn; airfield, airport; field, playing...
2Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Icelandic tennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictennistennis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫllr →