Where does “wælcyrġe” come from?

wælcyrġe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic walakuzjǭ, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

wælcyrġe (Old English): a malevolent female demon

Definitions

  1. a malevolent female demon

Ancestry of “wælcyrġe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalakuzjǭvalkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain"
2Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “wælcyrġe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic walakuzjǭ →