Where does “hálmur” come from?

hálmur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse halmr, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

hálmur (Icelandic): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “hálmur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehalmrstraw, reed
2Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “hálmur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →