Where does “hlutfall” come from?

hlutfall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fall, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

hlutfall (Icelandic): ratio, proportion

Definitions

  1. ratio, proportion

Ancestry of “hlutfall”, step by step

hlutfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfallfall, drop; case; function
2Old Norsefall—
3Old Norsefallato fall
4Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
6Slovincianpólhalf
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Icelandic hlutur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichluturlot, share; part; thing, object
2Old Norsehlutrpart, thing; participation; fate, lot
3Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlutfall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →