Where does “utval” come from?

utval (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk val, from Old Norse val, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

utval (Norwegian Nynorsk): selection; assortment; committee, working group

Definitions

  1. selection; assortment; committee, working group

Ancestry of “utval”, step by step

utval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvalchoice; election
2Old Norsevalchoice
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Norwegian Nynorsk ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskutout; get out!
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →