Where does “hálsfesti” come from?

hálsfesti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic háls, from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

hálsfesti (Icelandic): necklace

Definitions

  1. necklace

Ancestry of “hálsfesti”, step by step

hálsfesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic háls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichálsneck, throat; a person
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via Icelandic festi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfestichain; rope, cord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →