Where does “velegnet” come from?

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

velegnet (Norwegian Bokmål): appropriate; suitable, well suited

Definitions

  1. appropriate; suitable, well suited

Ancestry of “velegnet”, step by step

velegnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvelwell
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Norwegian Bokmål egnet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålegnetsuitable; simple past and past participle of egne
2Norwegian Bokmålegneinflection of egen: ## definite singular ##...
3Old Norseeignato give something over
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →