Where does “hitabelti” come from?

hitabelti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic belti, from Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic baltijaz, from Latin balteus — A belt, girdle.

hitabelti (Icelandic): tropic

Definitions

  1. tropic

Ancestry of “hitabelti”, step by step

hitabelti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic belti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbeltibelt; a girdle; a zone
2Old Norsebeltibelt
3Proto-Germanicbaltijazbelt
4LatinbalteusA belt, girdle

via Icelandic hiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichitiheat; fever; temperature
2Old Norsehitiheat
3Proto-Germanichaitį̄heat
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Latin balteus →Every word from Proto-Germanic baltijaz →Every word from Old Norse belti →