Where does “Jǫruvǫllr” come from?

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

Jǫruvǫllr (Old Norse): placename

Definitions

  1. placename

Ancestry of “Jǫruvǫllr”, step by step

Jǫruvǫllr 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 jara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejarafight, battle
2Proto-Germanicerǭbattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫllr →