Where does “heilnóta” come from?

heilnóta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nóta, from Old Norse nota, from Proto-Germanic nutōną, from Proto-Germanic nutō, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

heilnóta (Icelandic): whole note, semibreve

Definitions

  1. whole note, semibreve

Ancestry of “heilnóta”, step by step

heilnóta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nóta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnótanote; bill, invoice; receipt
2Old Norsenota—
3Proto-GermanicnutōnąTo make use of; employ
4Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
5Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Icelandic heill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheillhealthy; complete, entire, whole; undamaged, in...
2Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutōną →