Where does “val” come from?

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

val (Norwegian Bokmål): inlet, shallow bay; battlefield

Definitions

  1. inlet, shallow bay; battlefield

Ancestry of “val”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevalchoice
2Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
3Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →