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
- Alternative form of walkirie
Ancestry of “walkyrie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | walkirie | A female user of magic |
| 2 | Old English | wælcyrġe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walakuzjǭ | valkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain" |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walaz | wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |