Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “vælia” come from?

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

vælia (Old Swedish): to choose, elect, decide

Definitions

  1. to choose, elect, decide

Ancestry of “vælia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveljato choose, to select
2Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “vælia”

  • vaalivaltti
  • valtti
  • välja
  • valt
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