Where does “vél” come from?

vél (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vél (Icelandic): machine; motor, engine

Definitions

  1. machine; motor, engine

Ancestry of “vél”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevélartifice, craft
2Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “vél”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →