Where does “velvære” come from?

velvære (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vel, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

velvære (Norwegian Nynorsk): well-being

Definitions

  1. well-being

Ancestry of “velvære”, step by step

velvære traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvelwell; certainly, probably
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Norwegian Nynorsk være

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskværean existence in a location
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →