Where does “Iðavǫllr” come from?

Iðavǫllr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Iðavǫllr (Old Norse): Iðavöllr

Definitions

  1. Iðavöllr

Ancestry of “Iðavǫllr”, step by step

Iðavǫllr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vǫllr

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

via Old Norse iðja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
2Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫllr →