Where does “viljestyrke” come from?

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

viljestyrke (Norwegian Nynorsk): willpower

Definitions

  1. willpower

Ancestry of “viljestyrke”, step by step

viljestyrke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk styrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstyrkestrength; force; team; Alternative form of...
2Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
3Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Norwegian Nynorsk vilje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskviljewill; Alternative form of vilja
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 →