Where does “vǫlr” come from?

vǫlr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

vǫlr (Old Norse): a rounded staff

Definitions

  1. a rounded staff

Ancestry of “vǫlr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “vǫlr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →