Where does “valkyrja” come from?

valkyrja (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kyrja, from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

valkyrja (Old Norse): Valkyrie

Definitions

  1. Valkyrie

Ancestry of “valkyrja”, step by step

valkyrja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kyrja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekyrjachooser
2Old Norsekjósato choose; to desire, wish; to elect
3Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Old Norse valr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
2Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Proto-Germanic walakuzjǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalakuzjǭvalkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain"
2Proto-Germanickuzjǭ—

Words derived from “valkyrja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Old Norse kjósa →