Where does “hólmganga” come from?

hólmganga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hólmganga, from Icelandic hólmur, from Old Norse hólmr, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

hólmganga (Icelandic): holmgang, duel, single combat

Definitions

  1. holmgang, duel, single combat

Ancestry of “hólmganga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehólmganga—
2Icelandichólmurislet; a designated place for a duel
3Old Norsehólmrisland
4Proto-Germanichulmazsmall island, hill, mound
5Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hmos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “hólmganga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulmaz →