Where does “utvalg” come from?

utvalg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål valg, from Old Norse val, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

utvalg (Norwegian Bokmål): a choice; a selection; a committee or commission

Definitions

  1. a choice; a selection; a committee or commission

Ancestry of “utvalg”, step by step

utvalg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål valg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvalgelection; choice
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 Norwegian Bokmål ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutout; get out!
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →
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