Where does “valtr” come from?

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

valtr (Old Norse): easily upset, unstable, unsteady

Definitions

  1. easily upset, unstable, unsteady

Ancestry of “valtr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaltazchanging; unstable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “valtr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →