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Where does “fjöl-” come from?

fjöl- (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fjǫl-, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fjöl- (Icelandic): multi, many, much, manifold

Definitions

  1. multi, many, much, manifold

Ancestry of “fjöl-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjǫl-much, manifold
2Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
3Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fjöl-”

  • fjölkynngi
  • fjölbreyttur
  • fjölgyðistrú
  • fjöltyngdur
  • fjölkvæni
  • fjölveri
  • fjölröddun
  • fjölliða
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