UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hvælva, from Old Norse hvelfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną. Cognate of Icelandic hvelfa, Norwegian kvelva, Danish hvælve, Middle High German welben, German wölben, Old Saxon bihwelvian, Gothic 𐍈𐌹𐌻𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌼 (ƕilftrjōm), English whelm, Dutch welven.
- arch (form into an arch shape)
Formervälver(present) · välvde(preterite) · välvt(supine) · välv(imperative) · välva(active, infinitive) · välvas(infinitive, passive) · välvt(active, supine) · välvts(passive, supine) · välv(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · välven(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · välver(active, indicative, present) · välvde(active, indicative, past) · välvs(indicative, passive, present) · välves(indicative, passive, present) · välvdes(indicative, passive, past) · välva(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · välvde(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · välvas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)