Where does “walkyrie” come from?

walkyrie (Middle English) comes from Middle English walkirie, from Old English wælcyrġe, from Proto-Germanic walakuzjǭ, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

walkyrie (Middle English): Alternative form of walkirie

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of walkirie

Ancestry of “walkyrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwalkirieA female user of magic
2Old Englishwælcyrġea malevolent female demon
3Proto-Germanicwalakuzjǭvalkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain"
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic walakuzjǭ →