Where does “hraunsletta” come from?

hraunsletta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hraun, from Old Norse hraun.

hraunsletta (Icelandic): a splash of lava

Definitions

  1. a splash of lava

Ancestry of “hraunsletta”, step by step

hraunsletta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hraun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichraunlava
2Old Norsehraun—

via Icelandic slétta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsléttato flatten, even out; plain, prairie; mare, plane
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