Where does “þöngulhaus” come from?

þöngulhaus (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic haus, from Old Norse hauss, from Proto-Germanic hausaz — covering, shell, trousers; covering, shell,...

þöngulhaus (Icelandic): idiot, imbecile, blockhead

Definitions

  1. idiot, imbecile, blockhead

Ancestry of “þöngulhaus”, step by step

þöngulhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichausskull; head; header
2Old Norsehaussskull
3Proto-Germanichausazcovering, shell, trousers; covering, shell,...

via Icelandic þöngull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþöngull—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hausaz →Every word from Old Norse hauss →Every word from Icelandic haus →