Where does “vél” come from?

vél (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vél (Old Norse): artifice, craft

Definitions

  1. artifice, craft

Ancestry of “vél”, step by step

vél traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wīlą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Proto-Germanic *wela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wela—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Proto-Norse *ᚹᛖᛚᚨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse*ᚹᛖᛚᚨ—

Words derived from “vél”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →