Where does “val” come from?

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

val (Norwegian Nynorsk): choice; election

Definitions

  1. choice; election

Ancestry of “val”, step by step

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

Words derived from “val”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →