Where does “Ingvild” come from?

Ingvild (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse Yngvildr, from Old Norse Yngvi, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwô — Ing, Yngvi, god of fertility.

Ancestry of “Ingvild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseYngvildr—
2Old NorseYngviYngvi, the original name of Freyr
3Proto-Germanic*IngwôIng, Yngvi, god of fertility
Every word from Proto-Germanic *Ingwô →Every word from Old Norse Yngvi →Every word from Old Norse Yngvildr →