Where does “hálskirtill” come from?

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

hálskirtill (Icelandic): tonsil

Definitions

  1. tonsil

Ancestry of “hálskirtill”, step by step

hálskirtill 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 kirtill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickirtillgland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →