Where does “hálstafla” come from?

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

hálstafla (Icelandic): throat lozenge

Definitions

  1. throat lozenge

Ancestry of “hálstafla”, step by step

hálstafla 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 tafla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictaflatablet, board; pill, tablet; table
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →