Where does “hnúðurbakur” come from?

hnúðurbakur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bakur, from Northern Kurdish ba, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

hnúðurbakur (Icelandic): humpback whale

Definitions

  1. humpback whale

Ancestry of “hnúðurbakur”, step by step

hnúðurbakur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bakur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbakur—
2Northern Kurdishbaweather
3Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Icelandic hnúður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnúðurhump, knob
2Old Norsehnúðr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →