Where does “väldoft” come from?

väldoft (Swedish) comes from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

väldoft (Swedish): pleasant smell; fragrance, perfume

Definitions

  1. pleasant smell; fragrance, perfume

Ancestry of “väldoft”, step by step

väldoft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
2Old Swedishhvalwhale
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Swedish doft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdoftscent, odour, perfume
2Old Norseduptpowder
3Proto-Germanicduftaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →