Where does “velsigne” come from?

velsigne (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.

velsigne (Norwegian Bokmål): to bless

Definitions

  1. to bless

Ancestry of “velsigne”, step by step

velsigne 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 signe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsigne—

Words derived from “velsigne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →