Where does “æðikollur” come from?

æðikollur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kollur, from Old Norse kollr, from Proto-Germanic kullaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

æðikollur (Icelandic): hothead, firebrand

Definitions

  1. hothead, firebrand

Ancestry of “æðikollur”, step by step

æðikollur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kollur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickollura rounded protrusion, such as a rounded...
2Old Norsekollra top, a summit
3Proto-Germanickullaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

via Icelandic æði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæðirage, fury; madness, frenzy; nature, disposition
2Old Norseǿði—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kullaz →Every word from Old Norse kollr →
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