Where does “bálför” come from?

bálför (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic för, from Old Norse fǫr, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

bálför (Icelandic): cremation

Definitions

  1. cremation

Ancestry of “bálför”, step by step

bálför traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic för

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicföra journey, a trip, a voyage; inflection of...
2Old Norsefǫrjourney; attack, assault; fate
3Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic bál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbála fire, a bonfire; a conflagration, a blaze
2Old Norsebálfire
3Proto-Germanicbēląfire; pyre
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →