Where does “völvuhnoðri” come from?

völvuhnoðri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic völva, from Old Norse vǫlva, from Old Norse vǫlr, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

völvuhnoðri (Icelandic): orpine (Hylotelephium telephium subsp. maximum)

Definitions

  1. orpine (Hylotelephium telephium subsp. maximum)

Ancestry of “völvuhnoðri”, step by step

völvuhnoðri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic völva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvölvavölva; prophetess
2Old Norsevǫlvavölva; prophetess, seeress, witch
3Old Norsevǫlra rounded staff
4Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Icelandic hnoðri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnoðriwad, wisp (of wool)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Old Norse vǫlr →
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