Where does “velutstyrt” come from?

velutstyrt (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.

velutstyrt (Norwegian Bokmål): well-equipped; well hung

Definitions

  1. well-equipped; well hung

Ancestry of “velutstyrt”, step by step

velutstyrt 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 utstyrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutstyrtpast participle of utstyre; equipped
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →