Where does “vallarmiðja” come from?

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

vallarmiðja (Icelandic): centre circle

Definitions

  1. centre circle

Ancestry of “vallarmiðja”, step by step

vallarmiðja 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 miðja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmiðjamiddle, center; to center
2Old Norsemiðjacentre, middle; indefinite genitive plural of...
3Proto-Germanicmidjǭmiddle, center
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰyo-between; middle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫllr →