Where does “gómfilla” come from?

gómfilla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gómur, from Old Norse gómr, from Proto-Germanic *gōmô.

gómfilla (Icelandic): soft palate

Definitions

  1. soft palate

Ancestry of “gómfilla”, step by step

gómfilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gómur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgómurgum
2Old Norsegómr—
3Proto-Germanic*gōmô—

via Icelandic filla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfillaskin, fishskin (especially with a layer of fat)
2Old Norsefilla—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōmô →Every word from Old Norse gómr →Every word from Icelandic gómur →