Where does “volva” come from?

volva (Latin) comes from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

volva (Latin): womb, female sexual organ

Definitions

  1. womb, female sexual organ

Ancestry of “volva”, step by step

volva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin volvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvolvoI roll, tumble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Latin vulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulvavulva; womb; vocative singular of vulva
2ItalianvulvaThe external female genitalia; vulva; vagina
3EnglishvulvaThe external female sexual organs, collectively;...

Words derived from “volva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welw- →