Where does “heili” come from?
heili (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse heili, from Proto-Germanic hailia-.
heili (Icelandic): a brain
Ancestry of “heili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | heili | brain |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hailia- | — |
Words derived from “heili”