Where does “broddgöltur” come from?

broddgöltur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic broddur, from Old Norse broddr, from Proto-Germanic bruzdaz, from Proto-Germanic brazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

broddgöltur (Icelandic): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “broddgöltur”, step by step

broddgöltur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic broddur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbroddurpoint, spike; spike, sting; colostrum
2Old Norsebroddrspike; a kind of shaft; sting
3Proto-Germanicbruzdazpoint, spike, thorn
4Proto-Germanicbrazdazedge, brim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrostos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Icelandic göltur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgölturboar, hog
2Old Norsegǫltrboar; hog
3Proto-Germanicgaltô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos →Every word from Proto-Germanic brazdaz →