Where does “voll” come from?

voll (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

voll (Norwegian Nynorsk): a meadow, grassy area, grassy plain; rampart

Definitions

  1. a meadow, grassy area, grassy plain; rampart

Ancestry of “voll”, step by step

voll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German wal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwal—
2Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Old Norse vǫllr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “voll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →