Where does “vallelfting” come from?

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

vallelfting (Icelandic): shade horsetail, meadow horsetail (Equisetum pratense)

Definitions

  1. shade horsetail, meadow horsetail (Equisetum pratense)

Ancestry of “vallelfting”, step by step

vallelfting 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 elfting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicelftinghorsetail plant of the order Equisetales
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫllr →