Where does “valnötsträd” come from?

valnötsträd (Swedish) comes from Swedish valnöt, from Old Swedish valnut, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

valnötsträd (Swedish): walnut tree

Definitions

  1. walnut tree

Ancestry of “valnötsträd”, step by step

valnötsträd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish valnöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvalnötwalnut
2Old Swedishvalnut—
3Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
4LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
5Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →