Where does “heilalömun” come from?

heilalömun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lömun, from Icelandic -un, from Icelandic -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

heilalömun (Icelandic): cerebral palsy

Definitions

  1. cerebral palsy

Ancestry of “heilalömun”, step by step

heilalömun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lömun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclömunparalysis
2Icelandic-un"Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or...
3Icelandic-an
4Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
6Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nis

via Icelandic heili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheilia brain
2Old Norseheilibrain
3Proto-Germanichailia-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nisEvery word from Icelandic -unEvery word from Old Norse -an