Where does “helluhraun” come from?

helluhraun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hraun, from Old Norse hraun.

helluhraun (Icelandic): pahoehoe

Definitions

  1. pahoehoe

Ancestry of “helluhraun”, step by step

helluhraun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hraun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichraunlava
2Old Norsehraun—

via Icelandic hella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichellapaving stone, slab, paver; to pour
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