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 — healthy.

vela (Swedish): to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing...

Definitions

  1. to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing...

Ancestry of “vela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishveligindecisive
2Old Norseveillailing, diseased; wretched
3Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →