Where does “íferðarfall” come from?

íferðarfall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic 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.

íferðarfall (Icelandic): the illative case

Definitions

  1. the illative case

Ancestry of “íferðarfall”, step by step

íferðarfall traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfallfall, drop; case; function
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 Icelandic ferð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicferðtrip, tour, journey; speed; second-person...
2Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
3Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic í

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicíin; to; in; for; over
2Old Norseíin
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →