Where does “vallhæra” come from?

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

vallhæra (Icelandic): common woodrush, heath woodrush (Luzula multiflora)

Definitions

  1. common woodrush, heath woodrush (Luzula multiflora)

Ancestry of “vallhæra”, step by step

vallhæra 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 hæra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichæragray hair; coarse wool; a blanket or other cloth...
2Old Norsehæragrey hair
3Proto-Germanic*hērijǭfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫllr →