Where does “heglingsæl” come from?

heglingsæl (Faroese) comes from Faroese æl, from Old Norse él.

heglingsæl (Faroese): hailstorm

Definitions

  1. hailstorm

Ancestry of “heglingsæl”, step by step

heglingsæl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese æl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseælshower
2Old Norseél—

via Faroese heglingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseheglingurhail
Every word from Old Norse él →Every word from Faroese æl →