Where does “valgkrets” come from?

valgkrets (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.

valgkrets (Norwegian Bokmål): constituency, electoral district, electorate; a...

Definitions

  1. constituency, electoral district, electorate; a...

Ancestry of “valgkrets”, step by step

valgkrets 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 krets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkretsa circle; a circuit
2Low Germankrets—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →
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