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Where does “walakuzjǭ” come from?

walakuzjǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

walakuzjǭ (Proto-Germanic): valkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain"

Definitions

  1. valkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain"

Ancestry of “walakuzjǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “walakuzjǭ”

  • Valkyrie
  • valkyrie
  • Valkyrian
  • valkyrielike
  • valquiria
  • valchiria
  • валькирия
  • Walküre
  • ワルキューレ
  • valkűr
  • valkűrök
  • valkyrie
  • walkirie
  • walkyrie
  • valkýra
  • wælcyrġe
  • wælcyrge
  • valkyrja
  • valkyrja
  • valkyrja
  • valkýra
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