Where does “heilahristingur” come from?
heilahristingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic heill, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
heilahristingur (Icelandic): concussion
Definitions
- concussion
Ancestry of “heilahristingur”, step by step
heilahristingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic heill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | heill | healthy; complete, entire, whole; undamaged, in... |
| 2 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via Icelandic hristingur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hristingur | shaking, jolting, vibration; shake, milkshake |
| 2 | Icelandic | -ingur | Forms verbal nouns; Added to a noun stem,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ingr | one belonging to”, “one who frequents |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingaz | Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of... |