Where does “hvønnfall” come from?

hvønnfall (Faroese) comes from Faroese fall, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

hvønnfall (Faroese): accusative case

Definitions

  1. accusative case

Ancestry of “hvønnfall”, step by step

hvønnfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefallfall, drop; case
2Old Norsefall
3Old Norsefallato fall
4Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
6Slovincianpólhalf
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Faroese hvønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehvønnwho, whom, accusative singular masculine form of...
2Old Norsehvǫnnangelica
3Proto-Germanichwannōangelica
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱwenHdʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-Every word from Proto-Slavic polъEvery word from Slovincian pól