Where does “hvelatengsl” come from?

hvelatengsl (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hvel, from Old Norse hvél, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hvelatengsl (Icelandic): corpus callosum

Definitions

  1. corpus callosum

Ancestry of “hvelatengsl”, step by step

hvelatengsl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvelwheel; disc, circle
2Old Norsehvélwheel
3Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Icelandic tengsl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictengslconnection
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą