Where does “völ” come from?

völ (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vola, from Old Norse væla, from Old Norse væ, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

völ (Icelandic): choice

Definitions

  1. choice

Ancestry of “völ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvolato blubber, to cry, to weep; to whine, to wail
2Old Norsevælato wail
3Old Norsevæ—
4Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic wai →Every word from Old Norse væ →