Where does “viljestyrke” come from?

viljestyrke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål styrke, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

viljestyrke (Norwegian Bokmål): willpower

Definitions

  1. willpower

Ancestry of “viljestyrke”, step by step

viljestyrke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål styrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstyrkestrength; force; to strengthen
2Old Norsestyrkja—
3Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
4Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Norwegian Bokmål vilje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviljewill
2Old NorseVíliname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →