Where does “heilaköngull” come from?

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

heilaköngull (Icelandic): pineal gland

Definitions

  1. pineal gland

Ancestry of “heilaköngull”, step by step

heilaköngull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic heili

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

via Icelandic köngull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicköngullcone (fruit of a conifer)
2Old Norsekǫngullcluster, bunch
Every word from Proto-Germanic hailia- →Every word from Old Norse heili →Every word from Icelandic heili →