Where does “vígvöllur” come from?

vígvöllur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic víg, from Old Norse víg, from Proto-Germanic wīgą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vígvöllur (Icelandic): battlefield

Definitions

  1. battlefield

Ancestry of “vígvöllur”, step by step

vígvöllur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic víg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvígslaying, killing
2Old Norsevígfight; battle; homicide; murder; manslaughter
3Proto-Germanicwīgąfight, battle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Icelandic völlur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvöllurfield, lawn; airfield, airport; field, playing...
2Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīgą →
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