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
Ancestry of “velja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “velja”