Where does “vela” come from?
vela (Swedish) comes from Swedish velig, from Old Norse veill, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
vela (Swedish): to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing...
Definitions
- to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing...
Ancestry of “vela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | velig | indecisive |
| 2 | Old Norse | veill | ailing, diseased; wretched |
| 3 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |