Where does “glitfífill” come from?

glitfífill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fífill, from Old Norse fífill, from Old Norse fífl, from Proto-Germanic fimbulaz, from Proto-Indo-European bamb- — to inflate, swell; round object.

glitfífill (Icelandic): dahlia plant of the genus Dahlia

Definitions

  1. dahlia plant of the genus Dahlia

Ancestry of “glitfífill”, step by step

glitfífill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fífill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfífilldandelion
2Old Norsefífilldandelion
3Old Norsefíflmonster; giant
4Proto-Germanicfimbulazgiant; monster
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object

via Icelandic glit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicglitgleam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bamb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimbulaz →Every word from Old Norse fífl →