Where does “útsýnishóll” come from?

útsýnishóll (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hóll, from Old Norse hóll, from Proto-Germanic *huhalaz.

útsýnishóll (Icelandic): a hill which serves as an observation point or a viewing point for tourists

Definitions

  1. a hill which serves as an observation point or a viewing point for tourists

Ancestry of “útsýnishóll”, step by step

útsýnishóll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hóll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichóllhill, hillock
2Old Norsehóllhill, hillock, knoll
3Proto-Germanic*huhalaz—

via Icelandic útsýni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicútsýniview
Every word from Proto-Germanic *huhalaz →Every word from Old Norse hóll →Every word from Icelandic hóll →