Where does “hákelling” come from?

hákelling (Faroese) comes from Faroese kelling, from Old Norse kerling, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

hákelling (Faroese): Greenland shark

Definitions

  1. Greenland shark

Ancestry of “hákelling”, step by step

hákelling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kelling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekellingold hag; witch; wife
2Old Norsekerlingwoman, wife; old woman
3Old NorseKarlman
4Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Faroese háur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseháurshark; high; proud, snobbish
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →
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