Where does “völlur” come from?

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

völlur (Icelandic): field, lawn; airfield, airport; field, playing...

Definitions

  1. field, lawn; airfield, airport; field, playing...

Ancestry of “völlur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “völlur”

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