Where does “valmynd” come from?

valmynd (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic val, from Old Norse val, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

valmynd (Icelandic): menu; dialog box

Definitions

  1. menu; dialog box

Ancestry of “valmynd”, step by step

valmynd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvalchoice; selection
2Old Norsevalchoice
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Icelandic mynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
2Old Norsemyndshape, form
3Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →