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.
Ancestry of “wælcyrġe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | walakuzjǭ | valkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain" |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walaz | wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
Words derived from “wælcyrġe”