Where does “heilabólga” come from?

heilabólga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic heili, from Old Norse heili, from Proto-Germanic hailia-.

heilabólga (Icelandic): encephalitis, panencephalitis

Definitions

  1. encephalitis, panencephalitis

Ancestry of “heilabólga”, step by step

heilabólga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic heili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheilia brain
2Old Norseheilibrain
3Proto-Germanichailia-—

via Icelandic bólga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbólgaan inflammation, a swelling
Every word from Proto-Germanic hailia- →Every word from Old Norse heili →Every word from Icelandic heili →