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Where does “vǫllr” come from?

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

vǫllr (Old Norse): field, flat ground, meadow

Definitions

  1. field, flat ground, meadow

Ancestry of “vǫllr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “vǫllr”

  • vole
  • volelike
  • voles
  • vollgrav
  • voll
  • vollgrav
  • voll
  • vól
  • vígvöllur
  • leikvöllur
  • flugvöllur
  • tennisvöllur
  • völlur
  • þyrluvöllur
  • vallarmiðja
  • fótbóltsvøllur
  • vøllur
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