Where does “hvalf” come from?
hvalf (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hvalf, from Proto-Germanic hwalbą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “hvalf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvalf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwalbą | vault, arch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “hvalf”