Where does “veltalenhet” come from?

veltalenhet (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.

veltalenhet (Norwegian Bokmål): eloquence; rhetoric

Definitions

  1. eloquence; rhetoric

Ancestry of “veltalenhet”, step by step

veltalenhet 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 tåle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåleto bear, endure, stand, tolerate
2Old Norseþolato bear, endure, suffer
3Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →