Where does “hvalf” come from?

hvalf (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwalbą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “hvalf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwalbąvault, arch
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “hvalf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalbą →