Where does “vallört” come from?
vallört (Swedish) comes from Swedish ört, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
vallört (Swedish): Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum
Definitions
- Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum
Ancestry of “vallört”, step by step
vallört traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ört
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ört | herb |
| 2 | Old Norse | urt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
via Swedish vall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vall | a bank (long sloping elevation on the ground), often in the form of a wall (cognate) of earth, gravel, or the like, used as a primitive fortification (but also of for example snow), an embankment, an earthwork |
| 2 | Old Swedish | valder | — |
| 3 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |