Where does “velja” come from?
velja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
velja (Norwegian Nynorsk): choose, pick; elect
Ancestry of “velja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | velja | to choose, to select |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |