Where does “holdsveiki” come from?

holdsveiki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hold, from Old Norse hold, from Proto-Germanic huldą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

holdsveiki (Icelandic): leprosy

Definitions

  1. leprosy

Ancestry of “holdsveiki”, step by step

holdsveiki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicholdflesh
2Old Norseholdflesh
3Proto-Germanichuldąsliced meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Icelandic veiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicveikidisease, illness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic huldą →