Where does “húðflúr” come from?

húðflúr (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic húð, from Old Norse húð, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

húðflúr (Icelandic): tattoo

Definitions

  1. tattoo

Ancestry of “húðflúr”, step by step

húðflúr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic húð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúðskin; hide; a thin coating; plating
2Old Norsehúðskin
3Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Icelandic flúr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflúrdecoration, ornament, embellishment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdiz →Every word from Old Norse húð →