Where does “holfenni” come from?

holfenni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic holur, from Old Norse holr, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

holfenni (Icelandic): hollow pile of snow

Definitions

  1. hollow pile of snow

Ancestry of “holfenni”, step by step

holfenni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic holur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicholurhollow
2Old Norseholrhollow
3Proto-Germanichulazhollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Icelandic fönn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfönnsnow
2Old Norsefǫnnsnowdrift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Old Norse holr →