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Where does “vel” come from?

vel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vel (Norwegian Bokmål): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “vel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevélartifice, craft
2Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “vel”

  • velorganisert
  • velutstyrt
  • velbegrunnet
  • velvilje
  • velsigne
  • veltalenhet
  • veletablert
  • velegnet
  • velsignelse
  • velkjent
  • velvære
  • uvel
  • velbygd
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