Where does “velja” come from?

velja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

velja (Old Norse): to choose, to select

Definitions

  1. to choose, to select

Ancestry of “velja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “velja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną