Where does “eldhnöttur” come from?

eldhnöttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eldur, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

eldhnöttur (Icelandic): fireball

Definitions

  1. fireball

Ancestry of “eldhnöttur”, step by step

eldhnöttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceldurfire
2Old Norseeldrfire
3Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
4Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Icelandic hnöttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnötturglobe, planet
2Old Norseknǫttrsphere, ball, orb
3Proto-Germanicknattuz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →
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