Where does “valv” come from?

valv (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hvalf, from Old Norse hvalf, from Proto-Germanic hwalbą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

valv (Swedish): vault; a room or compartment for safekeeping of...

Definitions

  1. vault; a room or compartment for safekeeping of...

Ancestry of “valv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhvalf—
2Old Norsehvalf—
3Proto-Germanichwalbąvault, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “valv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalbą →